The Planter's Guide; Or, a Practical Essay on the Best Method of Giving Immediate Effect to Wood by the Removal of Large Trees and Underwood

Murray, 1828 - 527 páginas

UTILITY AND Importance of Arboriculture ART	xxv

in Scotland page 15 Importance of a Society exclusively	9

SECTION II	17

Trees generally practised at RomePlinyThe Younger	29

33 The Art cultivated in EnglandEvelynWise	37

Landscape Gardening first introduced into Scotland Its pro	47

Strictures of Miller on the Lightening and Lopping practice	63

71 Objections to the Removal of Large Trees stated	71

Machiner acts as Steersman Tree drawn out of the pit	231

chines recommended Intermediate size DiagramPlate	237

SECTION IX	251

low planting recommended pp 251 252 Director of	269

Dispositions of Wood Shows the best Covering for Trees	294

SECTION XI	303

Examples drawn from my own practice Expense of Pre	312

Another example in wooding an EntranceGate Description	318

answered p 7175 Attempt to discover a New Theory	81

Characteristic distinctions between Sheltered and Exposed	83

89 General Conclusions respecting the new Theory p	89

progress of early Experiments p 94100 Importance	110

Extent Balance and Closeness of Branches p 116	116

Branches and Roots relative and correlative pp 121 122 New	125

Place Plate I to face the Title page and fold it only once	129

FURTHER DEVELOPEMENT OF THE NEW THEORY SELEC	134

PREPARATION of the Soil FOR OPEN DISPOSITIONS	153

Deep Soils particularly favourable to Trees Vast superio	163

Best methods of Improving Soils mainly by Intermixture	183

ties Great error in supposing that it relates solely to Roots	200

Description of other methods Cultivation of Transplanting	206

SECTION VIII	213

Improved method of raising the Tree from the Pit p	221

nicety and difficulty Details of the process p 224228	224

by James Smith Esq of Jordanhill p 324328 By John	333

NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS	353

Scotland Two Anecdotes respecting it page 353 Note II	361

SECTION III	378

Note III Speculation on Heat in Trees Experi	385

Examination of the question Whether Young	392

Hints for balancing Trees on the Western coast	403

on Trees Objections against the Preservative System p	408

Successful method of eradicating Rushes Value	415

Remarks on the present state of Landscape Gar	424

SECTION X	432

Enquiry into the Causes of Backwardness in the growth of Trees	437

value of that substance Improvements on Lord Meadowbanks	447

Thatch for Houses p 432 Note II New method of Manu	448

land appointed to inspect the WOODS at Allanton House	458

Título	The Planter's Guide; Or, a Practical Essay on the Best Method of Giving Immediate Effect to Wood by the Removal of Large Trees and Underwood
Autor	Henry Steuart
Edición	2
Editor	Murray, 1828
Procedencia del original	Biblioteca Británica
Digitalizado	27 Abr. 2015
Largo	527 páginas

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