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there is no occafion to cut off any of tho 

 fmall roots ; but if they are out of the 

 ground a day, the fmall roots dry, the 

 bark fhrivels, and the tree often decays ; 

 for which reafon, it is beft to let the leaves 

 drop before the trees are removed to a dif- 

 tance. 



CLEAN mofs is preferable to all kinds 

 of ftraw or dung, to lay round new planted 

 trees ; it breeds no vermin, and keeps out 

 the froft and drought : great care muft 

 be taken not to bring grubs with it from 

 the field, for it is often pulled up in great 

 pieces, in which there are many : it 

 would be worth the labour to leafe it all 

 over before it is laid round the trees. 



THE planting of dwarfs or efpaliers in 

 the borders of kitchen-gardens, the mak- 

 ing of the holes, and laying the flat 

 ijones, is the fame as for wall-trees ; but 

 there is fome difference in the manner of 

 pruning the roots. 



