360 MEANS OF SPEEDY WOODING 



plantation during the winter a neat and cheerful 

 appearance. 



It will be proper, or rather by some will be 

 thought indispensable, in planting for ornament, to 

 pay great attention to the intermixture of the trees, 

 with the view of preventing dull sameness of charac- 

 ter in the plantations. Too many of the same va- 

 riety shoidd not, of course, be placed together ; but it 

 would be mere fastidiousness of taste to go upon 

 the principle, that no two trees of one kind should 

 be placed in juxtaposition. The planter should 

 always bear in mind, that it is of far more import- 

 ance to humom' the soil than his own partiality for 

 interspersing, — and that it will contribute in a far 

 greater degree to beauty, to have thriving trees, 

 with few varieties, growing on any particular spot, 

 than many varieties, and scragged unsightly trees. 

 To those who have not bestowed much attention 

 on this subject, the following remarks may be the 

 means of suggesting hints that will be useful. 



In order to render the intermixture of trees with 

 one another as pleasing as possible, the first thing 

 that demands attention is the different shades of 

 their foliage. The more that these can be placed in 

 contrast with one another, the finer will be the ef- 

 fect. The black poplar, for instance, will have a 



