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inch or two one year all or part of it will dye before next, 

 which you'l observe the case with Walnuts frequently when 

 they dont like the soil, and when they doe so, you may take 

 them up for they are not worth keeping, and a nutt putt in 

 next year will be a tree before one wch has stood 4 or 5 years 

 without thriving, so pull all up that don't thrive. I mean 

 that the new trench shall be round without ^ the one was made 

 at first planting, to give more room for their roots, and by the 

 time they have gott roots deep and broad round them, they l 

 gett strength to force roots through unopened ground. Wal- 

 nutts require open good ground or that the ground be well open''d 

 and made good both deep down and a good way round. I am 

 afraid at first planting this was neither done deep enough or 

 for a sufficient distance round, and it should be helpM now to 

 such as seam to thrive, taking care not to cutt any roots which 

 may have got further than the hole made at first planting. 

 You may gett some hundreds of Chesnutts and putt into 

 Nursery tho** late, Alex*" Wight knows where to gett good and 

 cheap. How doe the Chesnuts doe in the Haining and Woods. 

 Lett me also know of the Beeches in the several places where 

 planted. I think a good many were planted towards east 

 side of Swineward. In one of yours you mentioned the having 

 gott some Acorns. Whence had you them, were they as good 

 as what I sent, what did they cost, and when did you putt them 

 into the Ground ? Have you any rawen tree ^ Berry s laid in 

 earth ? What Effisct doe you observe the grafting of ffilberts 

 has had ? If good remember to doe more. 



I am just now informed the Elms are come to Town and will 

 be putt on board of Capt" Man's Ship to-morrow morning and 

 he proposes to fall down the River about noon, so have the 

 ground ready for them, and pray lett directions be given for 

 knowing when the Ship getts to Leith, and lett them be 

 brought home as soon as she does. I have desir'd H. Mills to 

 get me a Receipt or Bill of Loading to be sent down next post 

 and if I gett itt I will send itt you directed ^ to Hadington. 

 So let whoever goes to that markett on friday call at the post 



1 Outside. 



2 Rowans and hazels are good stocks on which to put grafts. 

 ^ Directed to you to, etc. 



