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THE 



ORDERI NG OF THE 



ORCHARD. 



The third part, or ORCHARD. 



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CHAP. I. 



The filiation of an Orchard for fruit-bearing trees, and how to 

 amend the defefts of many grounds. 



S I haue done in the two former parts of this Treatife, fo I 

 meane to proceede in this ; firft to fet downe the iituation of 

 an Orchard, and then other things in order : And firft, I hold 

 that an Orchard which is, or (hould bee of fome reafonable 

 large extent, (hould be fo placed, that the houfe (hould haue 

 the Garden of flowers iuft before it open vpon the South, and 

 the Kitchen Garden on the one fide thereof, (hould alfo haue 

 the Orchard on the other de of the Garden of Pleafure, for 

 many good reafons : Firft, for that the fruit trees being grown 

 great and tall, will be a great (helter from the North and Eaft windes, which may of- 

 fend your chiefeft Garden, and although that your Orchard ftand a little bleake vpon 

 the windes, yet trees rather endure thefe ftrong bitter blafts, then other fmaller and 

 more tender Ihrubs and herbes can doe. Secondly, if your Orchard (hould ftand be- 

 hinde your Garden of flowers more Southward, it would (hadow too much of the 

 Garden, and befides, would fo binde in the North and Eaft, and North and Weft 

 windes vpon the Garden, that it would fpoile many tender things therein, and fo much 

 abate the edge of your pleafure thereof, that you would willingly wi(h to haue no 

 rchard, rather then that it i hould fo much annoy you by the fo ill (landing thereof. 

 Thirdly, the falling leaues being ftill blowne with the winde fo aboundantly into 

 the garden, would either fpoile many things, or haue one daily and continuall at- 

 tending thereon, to cleanfe and fweepe them away. Or elfe to auoide thefe great in- 

 con ueniences, appoint out an Orchard the farther off, and fet a greater diftance of 

 ground betweene. For the ground or foile of the Orchard, what I haue fpoken con- 

 cerning the former Garden for the bettering of the feuerall grounds, may very well 

 lerue and be applyed to this purpofe. But obferue this, that whereas your Gardens be- 

 tore ipoken of may be turned vp, manured, and bettered with foile if they growe out 

 ot heart, your Orchard is not fo eafily done, but muft abide many yeares without alte- 

 ring ; and therefore if the ground be barren, or not good, it had the more neede to bee 

 amended, or wholly made good, before you make an Orchard of it; yet fome there be 



that 



