Seft, II- of Forefl: Trees. 239 



Sect, XL 

 Of Plamhig Trees in the Open Park. 



I Come now to direft the planting of Fore{l-^'^^o^«- 

 Trees, lb pafs by the Mathematical^^''"' 

 Order or Figure in which the Trees are to 

 planted, (that being the Subjeft of the next 

 Book) I fhall go on to lay down Rules con- 

 cerning the Manner of Preparing the Earth, 

 and Planting the Trees, with whatever elfe 

 inay be ufeful on this Head. 



I fuppofe the Trees then ftanding in the 

 Nurfery I have been all along direding, and 

 the Place where they are to be mov'd, mark'd 

 out according to the Schemes following, or in 

 any other Defign. 



Dig the Holes (except the Ground be na-^^^' ^^^ 

 turally deep and clear from Stones, &c.') ^tfjtedu^^, 

 leaft fix Foot wide, and two Foot and a half 

 deep, throwing in what Stones, Gravel, ^^'^^^' ^'^^IiP, 

 any other Rubbifti you can get at hand in- Zithstomsy 

 to the bottom, fo that the Mould may be&c. 

 clear one Foot and a half deep : If it be a 

 Rock, you may fave the Pains of digging fo 

 deep as two Foot and a half. This will keep 

 the Roots from running deep. 



Then throw in the Swordy, Grafly, or^'/j^^wr/fo 

 Turfy Part of your Ground firft, and fill^^if^^" 

 up the excavated Hole with the Mould 

 that came out, if it be frefli, or otherwife 

 let it be procured from fome other Place. 



But 



