The raised mound should be not less than 5 ft. in height, and of sufficient width at top to allow of the planting of a double line of such plants as have been found most suitable for the wind-swept maritime situation in which they are to be used. For this purpose few plants equal, and certainly none surpass, the Sea Buckthorn (_Hippophæ rhamnoides_), Tamarisk (_Tamarix gallica_), the common elder, hazel, whitethorn, and at least three species of willow—_Salix Caprea_, _S. helix_, and _S. alba_. Immediately behind this screen, pits of not less than 2 ft. in diameter and about 18 in. in depth may be formed, and it will be all the better if some time is allowed to elapse before they are planted. The bottom and side of each pit should, where found necessary, be loosed with a pick, and if the soil is found to be of very inferior quality, it will be well, more especially where such can be readily obtained, to add a spadeful or two from some adjoining field. Planting should not be commenced before March or April, an early start at growth being much in favour of young trees that have recently been transferred to the sea-coast. The plants to be used should not exceed, say, 12 to 15 in. in height, but of strong growth in proportion to their size, and supplied with an abundance of fibrous roots. Lanky, ill-grown, and coddled plants have but a poor chance of succeeding under such adverse circumstances. In planting, keep the strongest roots seaward, and do not place the trees at a greater depth in the soil than that at which they stood whilst in the nursery border. The failure to use this precaution is a mistake, and is productive of anything but favourable results. Immediately behind this raised mound of turf, or the dead fence of branches above described, the best trees for withstanding the first brunt of the sea-breeze are the sycamore, elm, elder, and willow amongst hardwoods, and the Austrian and cluster pines (_Pinus austriaca_ and _P. Pinaster_), to which might be added _P. laricio_, _P. sylvestris_, and _P. montana_, amongst conifers. These are all well-tried subjects, and may be relied upon as peculiarly suited for doing battle with hard-blowing and long-continued storms on the sea-coast. Regarding the merits of the cluster pine for seaside planting, it would be almost superfluous for me to speak; while the elm and sycamore send out their stout branches into the very teeth of the blast, and are known as peculiarly well suited for such situations. The following list includes such trees and shrubs as have, from long experience, been found well suited for planting on cold and wind-swept shores, and the trees are arranged according to their value in this respect. HARDWOODS