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and any naked woody knobs, par: of the 

 old (lock, chat may adhere; preferving 

 any young advancing buds at foot of the 

 ftem, for future fh >ocs or fucceflion bear- 

 ers : and pruning the top of each plant to 

 about a yard long, ready for planting. 



Then proceed to plant them by Tim 

 and fpade, in rows, South and North, 

 if convenient, for the greater advantage 

 of the fun ; placing them a yard diftant 

 in each row, and the rows a yard and 

 an half, or rive feet afunder, each plant 

 in an upright pofition : and if dry ground, 

 and late Spring planting, give each a 

 good watering, at bottom, to fettle the 

 earth, and forward their taking frefh 

 root. 



Thus they will foon readily take root, 



pro- 



