328 The Conclufion. Chap, i^^ 



Summer, be fure fail not of doing it at the 

 Michaelmas following : I have likewifetoldmy 

 Reafons for rubbing off the Side-Buds, inaf- 

 much as it will turn all that Sap (that is fpent 

 in the Sides of the Tree to no purpofe) up- 

 wards, towards the forwarding the Afcent 

 and Procerity of the Tree. Buttho' this be 

 tobeobferv'd in Oak or Beech, it may well 

 be omitted in all free Growers, fuch as the 

 Elm, Lime, Abeal, &c. and indeed mofl: of 

 thefe forts of Trees are more eafily govern'd 

 than Oak and Beech are. In fome Places 

 where the Ground is poor, I ad^fe the cut- 

 ting down Oaks twice or thrice after the firft 

 Yearns planting, which will make the Roots ftill 

 gather more and more Strength, till they will 

 (notwithftanding they ftand upon poor Land) 

 make a fine Shoot, and a lovely Foundation 

 to build the nobleft Oak on : To this a little 

 good Mould would be a great Help, apply 'd 

 at any time of the Year 5 fince the Rains will 

 thereby wafti the Salt« down, and invigorate 

 the Earth below, make the Roots fend forth 

 new Fibres, and confequently the Tree fhoot 

 the ftronger. 



Let me always advife the Planting of Oaks 

 and Beech in confert, if wx ever defire to 

 have Timber, which is, or indeed ought to 

 be, the chief Aim of every Planter^ becaufe 

 vte may obferve where-ever they ftand fingle, 

 and are expos'd to Winds, they grow crook- 

 jcd, and into large, fpreading Heads 5 and tho' 

 we do fometimes fee fingle Trees tall and 



ftately. 



