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the lefler branch, from which they fpring 

 together, Ihould always be placed under 

 the earth that they may produce diftin6l 

 roots, for then each of them will, when 

 feparated, be a diftin6l tree. 



In laying down the cuttings in the 

 trench, place the thick end of each fubfe- 

 quent branch to the fmall end of the fore- 

 going one J and, when they are all pro- 

 perly placed, cover them with mould to 

 the depth above-mentioned, without pref- 

 fmg or treading it, only make fome little 

 allowance for the linking and fettling of the 

 mould, and therefore raife it with a fmall 

 fwelling all along the trench, but fo as to 

 leave the fmaller branches above ground as 

 was dire6led before. 



Having thus planted all your rows, you 

 have nothing further to obferve till fpring, 

 unlefs it be that, in cafe of a hard froll, 

 you fhould cover them with draw, peafe- 

 haulm, or fuch like, always taking care 

 that neither goats or other cattle may get 

 at them. 



In fpring, and efpecially in fummer, 

 according to the drynefs of the feafon, 

 they muft be conftantly watered, every 

 fecond day at leail, in fpring about noon, 



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