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in any case, to the one half, and often less, by the preservative 

 system, ------ 254-287 



SECTION XII. 



OF THE PRINCIPAL FOREST TREES THE OAK. 



General deficiency of practical knowledge regarding planting. — 

 Reasons assigned for this. — Design of the three following sec- 

 tions. — The Oak ; its peculiar and eminent qualities, and prin- 

 cipal varieties. — Its striking characteristics described by Virgil. — 

 Failure of experiments in its treatment in the first instances at 

 AUanton, and subsequent success. — Practical principles deduced 

 from those experiments. — Suggestions relative to the transplant- 

 ing of Oaks. — Places in Great Britain where the Oak chiefly 

 abounds. — Peculiarities of the aboriginal Oak. — Spreading Oak 

 most prevalent in ancient forests : upright Oak in modern 

 parks.— Cause assigned for the prevalence of this last-men- 

 tioned species. — Proprietors and nurserymen censured. — The 

 cultivation of the spreading Oak, and its two principal varieties, 

 recommended to the consideration of the Highland Society, as 

 also the improvement of the method of raising nursery plants. — 

 Concluding advice relative to the selection of Oak plants for 

 removal. — Importance of the Oak, both for ordinary purposes of 

 transplanting, and its general utility. - - 288-309 



SECTION Xtll. 



OF THE ASH — ELM BEECH. 



The Ash, next in general utility and beauty to the Oak. — Of the 

 fourteen species of the Ash, one only indigenous in Britain, the 

 rest in America. — Its utility : its chief characteristic : the soil 

 most adapted to it. — Ash well suited for transplanting : the pro- 

 per season for its removal. — Two faults which affect its trans- 

 plantation. — Caution respecting the preservation of its leaf and 

 rind. — Proper places for planting the Ash : description of the 

 pendent Ash. — Noble specimens of this variety at Allanton. — 

 The Jugg tree. — The pendent Ash strongly recommended for 

 planting or transplanting. — The Elm next in rank and value. — ■ 

 A native of Britain. — Cause of the confusion respecting the 

 Elm prevalent among botanists and writers on wood. — Best 



