Of the proper Choice of Soils ^ See. ip 

 like, which generally grow in every good and 

 fruitful Ground : There is another Sort of 

 Ground that has a different Face or Charadcr^ 

 fuch as beareth Dazies, Clover, Charnock^ 

 Muftard Seed, d^c^ This alfo may be verjr 

 good Ground to plant in, but this is ever to 

 be obferved, w^here Weeds or Grafs do na- 

 turally grow ftrong or big, that Earth is un- 

 doubtedly moft rich and fruitful ^ but altho' 

 both thefe Grounds may be good for Corn or 

 Grals, yet ihe Planter may be deceived by 

 thofe outward Faces and Charaaers, if he 

 fearch not deeper into the Bowels of thc^ 

 Earth 5 for it is v/ell known, that many ^ 

 Tree of huge Bulk is, and hath been (ecu to 

 grow in a barren Earth, for Corn or Gfafi ; 

 and on the contrary, there are, and has been 

 feveral fmall Trees of little Worth growing 

 in ftrong Grounds, as to the outward Appea« 

 ranee, and thofe finaii Trees of the Age or 

 older than the other of greater Bulk ; for thai 

 the Ground may be good for Corn and Grafs, 

 or the planting of fome frnall Trees, which 

 has but 6 or 7 Inches deep of Earth, which 

 is not for large Trees that rnn deeper, by 

 Reafon of {bniQ malignant Veins and Strata 

 of Earth, that the Pvoots of great Trees arc? 

 oft to ftrike thro'* Another Charafter of bar* 

 ren Earth, is, when inftead of Graft which 

 would be green, rank, and thick, a pale^ 

 thin, fmall Grafs, fomething blcwifh^ a!fo 

 much Mofs^' or wh?n the Ground is covered 



