226 Dire^ions far Raifing Chap. 7. 



Thepropor- $0 that there (hould be ten Stools of Elm 



^yanf^ty 3"cl Lime to one of Platanus ^ and the fame 



of each. Quantity of Alder, if the Ground be Wet 



and Moory 5 and Abeal, if the Land be 



very Poor ^ And if Wet and Clayey, Afp 



or Poplar ^ fince 'twould be in vain to niul- 



tiply a great Number of Trees that .one's 



Ground is not fit to receive, or in which 



they will not thrive. However, Elm and 



Alder will do tolerably well, with Poplar 



and Afp, but by no means Limes. 



Howtopre- The Border of ^\x Foot (as before hinted ) 



^slrde^^' ^^'"§ ^^'^^^ trench'd or dug, clear from all 



Roots, Stones, Clods, or any other Obftru- 



flions, let thefe Roots be planted at five or 



fix foot afunder in a ftraight line. And 



about Michaelmas following, or fooner, you 



Method may begin Laying ^ at which time you will 



%nnTwn ^^'^' ^^ ^^^^ Stools have any care at all taken 



'of them, five fix, or more of Main Branches 



/hot out of the Roots, and on every one of 



thefe as many Side or Collateral Branches. 



Hnw to peg You muft therefore bend the main Branches 



t6e/«(/oxr/2. Jq^.j^ gently to the Ground -^ fome will cut 



the half off, in order to bend them the eafier 5 



but this fliould be done with Care, left you 



cut off the whole Branch. 



The Main Branches being thus laid quite 

 round the Stool, and pegg d faft down, it re- 

 n^ains that you likewiie cover and peg down, 

 if required, all the Small ones : The Main 

 Branches or Shoots will be covered ail over, 

 except the very Top 3 and all the Small or 



Side- 



