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ago, no trees ; so that it became an object of first-rate 

 importance to the judicious owner to remedy so striking 

 a deficiency. In the spring of last year, 1826, (an 

 unfortunate season for a beginner,) this gentleman, by 

 the aid of Mr Smith's workmen, commenced his operations 

 with great spirit ; and after successfully removing forty- 

 three trees, completely changed the appearance of his 

 place. The prospect, instead of being bleak and cold, 

 became, in the course of a few weeks, woody and delight- 

 ful. The plants were nearly of the same species as those 

 transferred at JordanhilL Their size was from eighteen 

 to eight-and-twenty feet high, and from two to three in 

 girth, or, in other words, from eight inches to a foot in 

 diameter. The w^hole expense amounted to only £19, 

 or about 8s. lOd. per tree.'" 



The third person who shall be named is Robert Wat- 

 son, Esq. banker in Glasgow, who has a beautiful villa, 

 named Linthouse, on the Clyde, in the neighbourhood of 

 Govan, with some extent of ground belonging to it. The 

 place was planted between thirty and forty years since ; 

 and as the soil is deep, and the climate of a superior sort, 

 the wood has rushed up with far greater rapidity than 

 could have been expected in most situations. As the 

 owner, likewise, or his predecessors, have in some degree 

 thinned the trees, there was a better choice of large sub- 

 jects than at Ibroxhill. 



In a situation like this, and with a noble river in view, 

 our forefathers were of opinion that they could never see 

 too much of it ; and therefore their custom was to plant 

 long and formal rows of trees on the flanks, and leave 

 their front wholly open, in order to have the fuller enjoy- 

 ment of the prospect. Of late years, however, as good 



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