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kinds of Earth in which we generally a- 

 bound, (viz.) Heavy and Light, or Cold and 

 Hot Lands 5 and alfo the manner of impreg-. 

 Dating Water, and how to aiGft Nature in 

 the Extremities either of Cold or Heat. 



When thefe things are well known, I have 

 fuppos'd the Praftice of Raifing Trees might 

 te the eafierand better attained to : But per- 

 haps it may be thought that Mr. Evelyn, in 

 his Philofophical Difcourfe on Earth, has 

 abundantly provided for this Matter, and con* 

 fequently there is no occafion of writing more 

 on this Subjeft. 



And indeed it mufl be own'd, that among 

 all the elaborate Works of that Author, none 

 is more charming or fuller of good Philofo- 

 phy than that is ^ but it is withal fo nicely 

 drawn, that 'twould be hard for an honeft plain 

 Country Planter to extrad: Rules for the compo- 

 fing of Earths proper for his fimple Purpofe : 

 So exquifitely fine are his Compofitions, fit 

 chiefly for Flowres and choice Exotics, ra- 

 ther than the more Ruftical and Plain Ways 

 of Tilling and Improving Country Lands* 



I have therefore followed a more fimple 

 and plain Method : Having firft divided the 

 Earths I would improve, into two Parts, 

 Light and Heavy, and the Materials for Im- 

 provement of a very few kinds, fuch as are 

 proper for thefe two forts of Land, and eafy 

 to be got at every Husbandman's Door ^ to 

 which I have added a third Advice, in rela- 

 tion to Earth exhaufted and worn out 3 and 



' thus 



