comes down to the Gate, and seems to form a part of the external grass-plot, being separated from it only by the open railing, so that the sheep browse up to the Gate itself. These margins within, and the grass plot without, are completely wooded with Grove or Standard Trees, from twenty-five to thirty-five feet high, scattered in an irregular manner, eighteen or twenty feet asunder, with Copse or Underwood in the intervals, which last are from four to six feet in height. Thus, the open, but woody character of the park is continuous, and extends the whole way to the public road; while the traveller, in passing along, catches here and there glimpses of the Lodge, with the light foliage of the Trees playing on the porch, and other parts of the building. Beyond the limit of these park-like margins, all the adjoining space, to the extent of more than three quarters of an acre, is massed up with Grove Trees and Underwood in the closest manner, and forms the whole space of ground, which was wooded on this occasion.-A View of the Lodge itself, taken from the road by an ingenious artist, forms a pleasing object, when lighted up by the gleams of the morning or evening sun, which, darting across the Grove Trees in the woody margins, give singular animation to the picture.* * NOTE III. In the last days of February 1826, eight persons commenced the work of creating these effects, over the three quarters of an acre of entirely open ground, just now described. The Trees and Bushes were brought from the distance of half a mile, or more, and, in the course of a month (that is, four working-weeks) and two days, the whole was completed. A single horse, with a driver, drew the Machine, and worked fifteen days; so that the expense stands as follows: 3 15 0 Eight Workmen 26 days, at 1s. 6d. per day, £15 12 0 One Horse and Driver 15 days, at 5s. Lime-compost, 44 cart-loads only (the ground having been previously trenched and manured), at 6d. per cart-load, 1 2 0 N.B.-It was omitted to be mentioned above, that one or two of the foreground Trees were planted two years previously, which would make little difference in the estimate. Now, if the interest and importance of these effects, to any one having a Lodge and EntranceGate to wood, be considered, and that it was so wooded within the space of a month, every candid person will admit, that supposing the sum to have been double, or even triple, it could not be regarded as a very exorbitant purchase. The soil being light sand, the Grove Trees, chiefly employed to form this plantation, are Beech, Sycamore, Birch, and a few Limes. The Copse or Underwood consists of Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Beech, Chesnut, Birch, Norway Maple, Holly, Hazel, Mountain-Ash, and Bird-cherry, common and Canadian. Of the Grove-wood it is a singular circumstance, that not a tree failed last season, notwithstanding the endurance, as well as severity of the drought, during a summer truly tropical. Some of the bushes, however, died, and particularly the Holly. Another example of a similar sort shall be merely alluded to, as an account of it, much better than any I could give, is to be found in the Report of the Committee of the Highland Society. It relates to the wooding of two acres of ground in 1819, as a Close Plantation, in order to give effect to another part of the same approach. It was executed in the space of three months, that is, from February to May; and the entire expense (which I ascertained for the information of the Committee) amounted to about L.30 per acre; but some of the Grove Trees were of large dimensions. Of the sudden and successful formation of this skreen, the able Committee just now named are pleased to express themselves in the following terms: "When the extreme beauty of the effects produced is considered, it cannot be thought ex travagant, that the plantation of Grove and Copse Wood, on the two acres already mentioned, should amount (as appears from Sir Henry's Memoranda) to about L.30 per acre. On the contrary, the Committee believe, that no visible change on the appearance of Nature, however trivial in comparison, could have been effected by the Landscape Gardener, in any other manner, under three times the sum. These will probably be deemed sufficient, as positive examples. Perhaps, a single one, given in the comparative way, and as contrasting the expense of wooding a space of ground, by means of the Transplanting Machine, and wooding it in the Common method of planting, with nursery plants, will appear still more conclusive and satisfactory to the reader. In looking up the Lake, he will observe a bold Promontory or headland (See Frontispiece, Plate I.), situated on the right-hand side, near the Bridge, which was seen by the Committee of the Highland Society. This prominent spot was wooded in 1817, by an open disposition of Trees, Twenty-two in number, and consisting mostly of Sycamores, with a few Oaks and Elms interspersed. Some Bushes, which are close to the water's edge, have been recently added. * See their Report in the Appendix. The dimensions of the Trees were from fiveand-twenty to eight-and-twenty feet high; and, as the situation was one of very open exposure to the west, care was taken to select such subjects, as possessed, in the fullest manner, all the Protecting Properties. This plantation was executed in nine days, by nine workmen, and a Horse to draw the Machine, the distance not much exceeding a quarter of a mile. The expense, which amounted to about 10s. per Tree, is as under :— Nine workmen, 8 days, at 1s. 8d. per day, In all, £6 0 0 3 15 0 1 13 0 £11 8 0 Now, we shall suppose, that the art of giving Immediate Effect to Wood had been altogether unknown to me, and that I had wished to procure two-and-twenty fine Trees, for so prominent a station, by the Ordinary system of planting; the first thing I should have had to do, according to the most speedy method, would have been to enclose, trench, and manure the ground for a green-crop, and then to plant it with nursery plants of four years' growth. The next thing was, to keep it with the hoe for two years, until the plants shot freely, which they probably would do within that period; and, after about thirty years in this cli |