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ing purpofe. This fyftem, for many reafons, is better 

 than the former. 



The method firft purfued was, to feleft fuch plants, 

 as were deemed! proper objefts for ornamental plant- 

 ing, through the plantations, that had been formed 

 fome years before. Oak, fycamore, wytch elm, beech, 

 lime, and wood-maple, are generally made choice of; 

 the height commonly from eight to twelve feet. At 

 the time of doclonng or managing the root, the head 

 is alfo attended to, by fhortening, if neceflary, and 

 cutting away aukward branches, and alfo giving room, 

 fo as to enable the plant to fpread before it be put out 

 for good. But here it is neceflary to remark, that 

 neither the prepared thorns, nor the trees to be protect- 

 ed by them, fhould by any means remain longer than 

 two feafons between the time of dofloritig t . and that of 

 planting out ; otherwife a fecond operation will be 

 found neceflary, which, of all things, fliould be 

 avoided. 



For a tree of the foregoing fize, with five or fix 

 flout thorns to protect it, a hole of eight feet in dia- 

 meter is generally allowed, more or lefs, according to. 

 the fize of. the roots. Old doRored thorns generally 

 carry bulky roots, on which account the hole requires 

 to be large; indeed the holes cannot be too large. 

 When the foil is poor, two or three carts of good 

 earth are introduced. Planting, according to this 

 mode, almofl univcrfally requires additional foil. 



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