OF THE NURSERY. $ 



fown in fuch ground to remain, tvvifl and 

 twSne their imall roots amongft the ftones 

 and gravel, fo as to protect themfelves 

 from froft in winter and drought in fum- 

 mer ; but if fuch plants were to be plant- 

 ed with the greateft care, they would be 

 very liable to fuffer much from the drought 

 the firft fuiwner, and be .entjrely thrown 

 out of the ground the next winter, as they 

 would have fo few mort roots which coulcj 

 make no refinance. 



IT is very wrong -to enrich muieries 

 with dung. Although the nurferymen 

 dung their ground very plentifully, they do 

 it with great judgment, and never plant 

 trees until it is well rotted, and mixed 

 with the mould, fo as to be quite incor- 

 porated, and generally take a crop of peafe 

 or beans before they plant; for if trees 

 were to be raifed on a bed made rich with 

 dung, they would grow fo vigoroufly, and 

 be fo full of juices, that if they were even 

 planted in very good land, they would be 

 in ganger of being loft for waqt of a fuffi- 

 A cient 



