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as effect, which adorn the scene, improve the 

 earth, and even the air itself in some degree. 

 The rest that belongs to this subject must be a 

 gardener's part ; upon whose skill, diligence, 

 and care the beauty of the grounds and excel- 

 lence of the fruits will much depend. Though 

 if the soil and sorts be well chosen, well suited, 

 and disposed to the walls, the ignorance or 

 carelessness of the servants can hardly leave 

 the master disappointed. 



I will not enter further upon his trade, than 

 by three short directions or advices : first, in all 

 plantations, either for his master or himself, 

 to draw his trees out of some nursery that is 

 upon a leaner and lighter soil than his own 

 where he removes them ; without this care they 

 will not thrive in several years, perhaps never ; 

 and must make way for new, which should be 

 avoided all that can be ; for life is too short 

 and uncertain to be renewing often your plan- 

 tations. The walls of your garden, without 

 their furniture, look as ill as those of your 

 house ; so that you cannot dig up your garden 

 too often, nor too seldom cut them down. 



The second is, in all trees you raise, to have 

 some regard to the stock, as well as the graft or 

 bud ; for the first will have a share in giving 

 taste and season to the fruits it produces, how 

 little soever it is usually observed by our gar- 



