Of the poper Choice of Soils J &c. 41 



proper Nutriment, for tho* there are in e- 

 very particular. 



Stratum or Bed of the Earth Juices, which 

 thofe Roots avaricioufly imbibe, yet by their 

 Diftance, from the Sun they muft of confe- 

 quence be grofs and undigefted, and not in 

 any Degree rarify'd for fuch Produdoin as Na- 

 ture has aliignd to all forts of Trees, efpecial- 

 ly the Fruit bearing kind , for, tho' Foreft 

 Trees will prcfper tolerably well in free, clear 

 Soil, notwithftanding they are planted or run 

 deep down into the Earth, yet Fruit Trees 

 will not, being of much tenderer, and the 

 Juices that coniUtute fuch Fruit ought to be 

 <9f a much more refined Nature, 

 'f. This gravelly Bottom is of no Icfs life in 

 relation to the Beauty of TurfF and Carpet 

 Walks, if it lie not fo near as to burn it up j 

 for tho* it keeps the Roots of Trees from run- 

 ning deep into the Ground, it neverthelefs re- 

 ceivesall fuperfluous Moifture that would o- 

 therwife ftagnate and rot the emulgent Fibres 

 aqd Roots of Trees (which is too often the 

 Cafe in clayey Grounds) and not only that, 

 but is of great Inconvenience to the Owner in 

 his Walks, from place to place, where with- 

 out great Expence in Drains he goes through 

 the moft uncomfortable Difficulty that at- 

 tends a Country Seat, efpecially in the Win- 

 ter, fo great indeed that if he had all the o- 

 ther advantages of Choice in this Matter, and 

 tjiis one ihould be wanting, 'tis fuch a Want as 



would 



