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DIVISION THE FIFTH.

MINUTES IN PRACTICE.

SECT. I. Minutes in the Midland District, 341.

The Site described, 342.

MIN. I. Some General Guides to the Artist, in the Out-

lines of Improvement, 342.

II. On the Effect of detached Masses of Wood, in

Natural Scenery, 346.

III. On Bends of Water, as resembling the de-

tached Bends of Rivers, 347.

IV. On the distinguishing Characters of Trees, as

viewed by the Botanist and the Rural

V. On the proper Width of Skreen Plantations,

VI. On lining out Distant Plantations, 349.

VII. On lining out Grounds, in general, 350.

VIII. An assistant Hint towards the ready and due

Arrangement of Ornamental Plants, 351.

IX. Remarks on Design, in general, 352.

X. On Hiding Offensive Objects, 353.

XI. On forming Sideskreens, or other Ornamental
Masses of Wood, 354.

XII. General Directions, in transplanting tall young

XIII. On transplanting the Pine Tribe, 361.

XIV. On colouring with Trees, 363.

arranging Ornamental Plants, whether as

to Colour or Height, 365.

General Directions, in forming mixed Plan-

MIN. XV. Further on Transplanting, 367.

XVI. On biding small Defects, 368,

XVII. On combining Shrubs, 368.

XVIII. On pruning Shrubs, at the time of transplant-

XIX. On collecting the Suckers and Layers of re-

moved Shrubs, 370.

XX. On planting Supports, with top-heavy Plants.

XXI. General Directions, in lining out Walks, 371.

XXII. On Fences, in Ornamented Scenery, with Prac-

tical Directions, 373.

SECT. II. Minutes in Devonshire, 376.

Description of the District and Site, 376.

Preliminary Remarks, 378.

MIN. XXIII. On the proper Seasons, for breaking Skreens,

and opening Vistas, 380.

XXIV. On breaking woody Hedgerows, so as to pro-

duce ornamental Effects, 381.

XXV. On Single Trees, in Vistas, and on the Mar-

gins of Groves, 382.

XXVI. On giving picturable Effect to an obscure

General Remarks on Rural Embellishment.

SECT. III. Minutes in Perthshire, 385.

The District and Site described, 385.

Preliminary Remarks, 393.

MIN. XXVII. Further Remarks on opening Vistas, and dis-

closing Views, 395.

XXVIII. Further Remarks on Studying the Site of In-

provement, 396.

MIN. XXIX. Instance of an ill placed River Break, 397.

XXX. On tracing Lines of View between unseen

XXXI. Farther Remarks on leaving a single Tree, near

the Margin of a Mass of Wood, 398.

XXXII. Of the Effect of Vistas, on the Objects seen

through them, 399.

XXXIII. On Points of View, in real and represented

On Laying-out Places of View.

On Designing Relieves of Shrubs.

XXXIV. Farther on the Study of Sites, 402.

XXXV. On winding devious Paths along wooded Steeps,

XXXVI. On the Use of false Plants, in proving a

Design, and facilitating the Business of

Farther Improvements of TAYMOUTH Sug-
gested.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE Intention of this Publication is to bring into one point of view, and arrange in a compendious form, the Art of Planting and Laying-out plantations: an art which, though in itself a unity, has hitherto been treated of as two distinct subjects. Books on Planting we have many; and those on Ornamental Gardening are not less numerous; but a Practical Treatise, comprehending the entire subject of conducting Rural improvements, upon the principles of modern taste, has not hitherto appeared in public. This circumstance, however, is the less extraordinary, as the man of business and the man of taste are rarely united in the same person. There are many Nurserymen who are intimately acquainted with the various methods of propagating trees and shrubs; and many

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