. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. FOREST TREES. 417. of Bedford grows at Woburn Abbey above 350 different kinds. The propagation of the willow by cuttings, and even of some species by inserting large branches in the ground, is particularly easy. Another notable river tree is the Alder {Ahus glutinosa, fig. 942). It grows in- the water, or on the banks beside the water in boggy places; and some writers go so far as to declare that it has a tendency to create a swampy place. We use the alder freely beside
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. FOREST TREES. 417. of Bedford grows at Woburn Abbey above 350 different kinds. The propagation of the willow by cuttings, and even of some species by inserting large branches in the ground, is particularly easy. Another notable river tree is the Alder {Ahus glutinosa, fig. 942). It grows in- the water, or on the banks beside the water in boggy places; and some writers go so far as to declare that it has a tendency to create a swampy place. We use the alder freely beside the water to hide the buildings of the paper-mill, and in the adjoining park there are some fine single trees of picturesque appearance. We have also very fine speci- mens of the Cut-leaved Alder. The common Ash {Fraxinus excelsior^ grows so freely in my ground, that it must be considered a weed and a nuisance, as seedlings continually come up where they are not wanted, and, if not removed, grow so rapidly as to stifle the surrounding shrubs. The ash is distinguished by the bold and rugged outline of its branches ; it is an imposing tree as we see it in the valleys of Scotland. There is a weeping variety, which is very useful to make an artificial covering. We have one on the croquet-ground, with a seat underneath ; and close to Wallington Bridge we have another, which forms a dark^ bower to protect us from the fierce rays of the sun in the summer months. At the Zoological Gardens of London the weeping ash is judiciously used to protect the visitors at the entrance, and also the animals in the interior of the grounds. It grows rapidly in good soil, but slowly in a dry place, and there requires manure to develop it quickly. Virgil, contrasting it with other trees, says of the ash :— " Fraxinus in silvis pulcherrima, pinus in hortis, Populus in fluviis, abies in montibus ; One of the greatest ornaments of mountain scenery, the M ountain Ash {Pyrus Auciiparid),
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