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wood, and particularly of remoYed trees, than their main- 

 taining the upright position, and their appearing unaffected 

 by the western and south-western blasts. Those who 

 possess grounds on the western coast will more especially 

 feel the importance of this remark, It is true that, in the 

 compositions of the best masters of landscape, we find 

 trees sometimes represented in a heeling position; and 

 such objects are often extremely picturesque, and so found 

 in nature. Kent, as has been already noticed, planted 

 dead trees in his designs, the better to imitate natural 

 variety ; but that is not a taste which can be safely recom- 

 mended to the young planter to adopt. Whatever be the 

 pains and care which we bestow on making our trees 

 steadfast in the planting, it will sometimes happen on a 

 large scale of work, and in bleak situations, that a few 

 may have discernibly yielded to the blast, after being a 

 twelvemonth in the ground. It is proper, therefore, in 

 the spring of the second year to go over the whole, and 

 by means of a long rope, fixed as near as possible to the 

 top, to bring such as require it to the windward side. The 

 longer the lever, the greater of course will be the efi'ect 

 produced. 



The speediest way is to turn out a number of hands 

 sufficient to command the tree at once — eight or nine 

 persons at the least ; taking care to secure the bark of the 

 stem by various folds of mat interposed between it and 

 the turns of the rope. When the tree has been sufficiently 

 bent down towards the proper quarter, let the director of 

 the work minutely examine where the ground rents on the 

 lee side, and order an opening to be made at the place, 

 with as little injury as possible to the roots, of a foot or 

 eighteen inches long, and of half the width. While the 

 tree is held in the heeling position, heavy masses of 

 greensward are then procured, as large as can be hfted 



