Of the proper Choice of Soils^ Sec. 3 § 

 of Waters, for want of a Defcent or CurrenjB 

 to carry them off feme way or of her 5 for air 

 the' moift Earth is good for Trees, yet too 

 much Moifture, as Water lying long on the 

 Ground, or at the Roots of Trees is dangerous 

 if not mortal, as is before intimated* Fourth- 

 ly, AUmoorilli Grounds, for although there - 

 are, and has been many great Trees growing 

 in fuch Grounds, yet very Icldom fouud any 

 well coloured or long liv*d Timber Trees ^ 

 And how bad they are for Fruits common^ 

 Experience tells. Fifthly, All entire and chalky; 

 Grounds ; for fuch Grounds are cold and dry^, 

 and not good for Trees, except there be 

 good Depth of Earth upon it, or a Mixture 

 of other Earth, with that or any other fuch like 

 Ground that draws the Roots down thro' the 

 Clifts and Crevices thereof. Sixihly, All 

 Grounds that are rocky or very ftony, either 

 under or above the Earth 5 for altho* Trees 

 may thrive in fuch Grounds, yet it will require 

 much Labour and Pains : And I am very dubi- 

 ous of any long thriving of fuch Trees, where 

 thus have exteti4|ng their due Bounds, and are 

 got into the naturally bad Soil. 



It is indeed a great Satisfadion and Surprize 

 to fee all thole numerous Plantations, that are 

 at Blenheim^ and other Places of Mrs. London^ 

 and Wifes carrying on j tho* they are there as 

 wellaselfewhere, very near a rocky, fiielly, or 

 elfe clayey Hottora ; but there has been that 

 Care and Expence in remedying the Defefts of 



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