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ticularly the Pine and Fir kinds, fuch as the Pinaffer, 
Scotch,' and Weymouth Pines, being all molt lofty 
growing trees; but the latter generally furpaffes all 
the others in attaining the greateft altitude, though 
molt of the-other fpecies acquire a confiderabie height 
and bulk for the above uleful purpofes; and are all 
exceedingly deserving of principal culture in confider- 
able plantations, or, according to the extent of grounds 
.and eftates, to plant for ornament and profit; or to in¬ 
troduce in fmaller portions, either in the whole, or any 
principal forts, to adorn fhrubberies and ether decora¬ 
tive plantations, both in aflemblage with other trees, 
and to form groves, walks,- clumps, Sec. wholly of 
the Pinus .kind. 
All the fpecies are very hardy, will grow freely in 
almoft any common foil and fituation, and in any ex- 
pofure, in gardens, pleafure-grounds, parks, fields, or 
any out premifes, low or high grounds, plains, fide?, 
tops of hills, &c. but the Pinaffer and Scotch 
Pines particularly, are fo hardy that they will grbtf 
and profper almolt any where, both in rich and poor 
land, dry and moift flotations, in fwSrnps and dry, 
barren waltes ; and on mountains and rocks, where 
there is hardly any foil, will penetrate their roots into 
the crevices, to a confiderabie depth and diffance, in 
* queff of nouiilhment; fo that in any walte, barren, or 
uncultivated lands, thefe trees might be cultivated to 
profitable advantage. 
They mav be obtained, for planting, at the mise¬ 
ries, either 'in full collection, or of any approved or 
defu ablc fpecies, &c. of proper.growth, two or three, 
to five or fix feet high, or more; or may be raifed 
plentifully from feed, in a home nurfery, to proper 
fizes, as above, in three or four years, for the planta¬ 
tion intended; though it is generally ndvifeable to plant 
them finally, while in young growth, of one, two, to 
three or four feet, while the roots are of but moderate 
extent, and fibrofy ; as when more confiderably ad¬ 
vanced, the roots of mod of the forts become woody 
and naked of fibres, efpecially the Pine kinds, do not 
tranfplant fuccefsfully, fo as to proceed in .a profpe- 
ixms growth. 
Or where any confiderabie fupplies 6f the trees are 
required for large plantations, they may be raifed plen¬ 
tifully from feed, in beds of common earth, and at a 
year old, planted in nurfery-rows, to grow to a pro¬ 
per fize of two, to three or four feet, for final tranf- 
planting in the places where intended, at the proper 
feafons. 
The principal feafons for planting thefe trees, is 
autumn or fpring; or might be effected, occafionally, 
any time from Oftober or November, to March 
or April, in open, mild weather; but, for fear 
of being attacked with fevere froll, it would be ad- 
vifeable to plant principally, or as much as poffible, 
either in autumn aforefaid, where convenient, or in 
the fpring months, February, March, and beginning 
of April; though iu tolerably mild winters, the plant¬ 
ing may alfo be 'forwarde'd in that teafon, efpecially in 
the more hardy kinds, as the Scotch Pine, Pinaffer, 
•Spruce Firs, &c. oY molt of the ether forts occaffon- 
«%; or the whole principally in autumn or fpring, or 
moftly in the latter, which is generally a fuccefsful 
teafon for planting thefe kinds of cver-greens. 
Any general planting o-r tranfplanting of thefe trees, 
is advifeable to be performed while they are young, as 
before intimated, when two, three, or four, to five 
or fix feet high at mo.ff, efpecially as they will take 
root more Kindly aridTooner than large, or older plants, 
and advance in a more free growth; or for timber 
plantations particularly, it is of importance to plant 
them finally, when of but half a yard, to two, three, 
or four feet, that they may root freely, and proceed 
in a free, clean growth from the beginning, and there¬ 
by/uti up. llraight and fwiftly, to a tall or lofty fta- 
tqre, in which conliffs the principal merit of thefe 
trees, both in appearance and utility. 
For ornamental planting in pleafure-grounds, parks, 
&c. ail the forts of Pima are proper; or any princi¬ 
pal or defirous fpecies, for particular diffrifts, as the 
Weymouth Pine, Italian Pine, and the Pinus Cembra, 
Silver, attid Balm of .Gilead Firs, Cedar of Leba¬ 
non, and Larch T rees; though all the forts make a 
good appearance; and may be difpofeJ both in conti¬ 
nued plantations, in groves, thickets, Sec. wholly of 
the Pinus kind, of different fpecies intermixed, to dif- 
play. the greater diverfity; or, in fome places, diffe¬ 
rent fpecies in diffindt compartments; and likewife are 
proper to affemble in general plantations, Ihrubberies, 
clumps, &c. in concert with other trees and large 
ffirubs, principally of the ever-green kind, except the 
Pinus Lari*, which being deciduous, may alfo be affo- 
ciated with trees of that tribe; or likewife any of the 
other forts may be dotted thinly in deciduous planta¬ 
tions, for variety '; though they Ihould principally ar¬ 
range with ever-greens, in the general planting, and 
in plantations wholly of the Pinus tribe, as above ob- 
ferved; and are proper trees to plant in fingle or 
double rows, to form grand walks and avenues, as 
alfo to difpofe in clumps, and fingly in detached ftand- 
ards; obferving generally, for fingle planting or dot¬ 
ting on lawns, and other capacious fpaces of grafs 
ground, allot principally fome of the handfomeft- 
growing trees of the forts before fpeclfied, or of diffe¬ 
rent fpecies and varieties, in which fhould never omit 
that celebrated tree of folemn note, the Cedar of Le¬ 
banon, which, when of fome confiderabie advanced 
growth, will fpread its branches in admirable gran¬ 
deur; 
