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: Being An Attempt To Place The Art Of Fixed Principles, And To Apply It To General Purposes, Useful And Ornamental : Chiefly Intended For The Climate Of Scotland — Henry Steuart. This work surveys the Removal of Large Trees and Underwood as an art, arguing for fixed principles in Arboriculture and a Practical Preservative system that yields Immediate Wood-Effect with reduced cost. It traces the history of transplanting from ancient times to modern Europe, criticizes mutilating practices, and presents a coherent theory grounded in Vegetable Physiology, notably theProtecting Properties and Non-Protecting Properties, to guide Subject selection, Soil preparation, and Aftercare. Steuart details experimental proofs from Allanton Park and other Scottish settings, and advocates a disciplined use of Transplanting Machines, Nurseries, and soil amelioration to produce utility and ornamental landscape within the Scottish climate. The volume blends historical survey, philosophical theory, and practical instruction, aiming to elevate arboriculture to fixed, applicable principles for general use.
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