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two Sizes, the largeft of four or five Foot 

 high, and the fmalleft of two or three Foot, 

 and plant the largeft at eighreen Inches Di- 

 ftance. The Spruce Fir has great Advan- 

 tage over the others, by it's being green 

 all the Year, and it will belt endure a dif- 

 cretionary Clipping 5 let the largeft Plants 

 be about three Foot and a half long, and the 

 fmalleft about two Foot in Length, and plant 

 the large ones about eight Foot afunder, with 

 the fmaller Size Plants between them. The 

 Fine and Scotch Fir require the fame Ma- 

 nagement 



In the ordering Limes for Efpaliers, the 

 largeft Size may bu lix or feven Foot high, 

 the leffer three Foot high, to be planted in 

 the fame Order and Diftance as the Elm. 

 Tew makes a noble, firm, and durable Ef- 

 palier, and for this Ufe will excel the beft 

 Brick-Wall ^ you are to make a Choice of 

 the largeft of about a Foot and a half high, 

 and the leffer about nine Inches, or a Foot, 

 the large ones to be planted about two Foot 

 afunder, and the fmall ones between them; 

 The Holly makes an excellent Efpalier, 

 continues green all the Winter, grows excee- 

 ding thick, difdains the Power of the (eve- 

 reft Storms, and if thefe Trees are v/ell ma- 

 naged they'll grow at leaft two Foot in a 

 Year. 



The Laurel'^ the large Plants to be about 

 three or four Foot high, and the frosll ones 

 about a Foot and a half^ the largeft to be 



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