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water, the tree would (land in a quag- 

 mire, and it would be impoffible to fatten 

 it. If the tree is planted fix inches above 

 the level of the furface, it will be better, 

 and the ground made up, round die 

 tree, in the form of a round-topp'd mum- 

 room. 



IN thefe places we muft deviate from 

 the general rule for planting poor land. 

 The trees planted here mufl be flich as 

 iiave been trained in the nuriery for four 

 or five years, and of a pretty good growth. 

 The reafbn is, that the fmall fibres of 

 young trees are eafily rooted ; therefore, 

 fuch trees as are planted in this ground, 

 muft have all their fmall roots pruned off. 

 The ftrong roots will bear the moiflure, 

 and pufli frefh roots fooner than in any 

 other ground. It will be abfolutely ne- 

 ceflary to plant fuch places in fpring, and 

 it may be performed ten days later than 

 in any other grounds, for there will be 

 fufficient moiflure for them all the fum- 

 mer. 



THERE 



