TREATISE 



UPON 



PLANTING, 



GARDENING, 



AND THE 



MANAGEMENT OF THE HOT-HOUSE, 



CONTAINING 



I. The Method of planting Foreft-Trees 

 in gravelly, poor, mountainous, and 

 heath Lands ; and for raifmg the 

 Plants in the Seed-Bed, previous to 

 their being planted. 



II. The Method of Pruning Foreft-Trees, 

 and ho\v to improve Plantations that 

 have been neglected. 



III. On the Soils molt proper for the 

 different Kinds of Foreft-trees. 



IV. The Management of Vines ; their 

 Cultivation upon Fire-Walk and in the 

 Hot-Houfe ; with a new Method of 

 dreffing, planting, and preparing die 

 Ground. 



V. A new and eafy Method to propagate 

 Pine Plants, (b as to gain Half a Year 



in their Growth ; with a fare Method 

 of deftroying the Infeft (b deftruclive 

 to Pines. 



VI. The heft Method to raife Muflirooms 

 without Spawn, by which the Table 

 may be plentifully fupplied .every Day 

 in the Year. 



VII. An improved Method of cultivating 

 Afparagu*. 



VIII. The beft Method to cultivate Field 

 O.bbages, Carrots, and Turnips for 

 feeding of Cattle. 



IX. A new Method of managing all 

 Kinds of Fruit-Trees, viz. of proper Soils 

 ioi planting, of pruning; and drefling 

 them; with a Receipt to prevent 

 Blights, and cure them when blighted. 



BY JOHN KENNEDY, 



GARDENER TO SIR THOMAS GASCOIGNE, BART. 

 THE SECOND EDITION, 



CORRECTED AND GREATLY ENLARGED. 



VOL. II. 



L. O N D O N: 



PRINTED FOR S. HOOPER, N c 25, LUDGATE-HILL j 

 and G. ROBINSON, PATERNOSTER-ROW. 



M DCC LXXVII. 



