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 a fufficient number of young Eltn trees, ordering him to 

 mark the north fide of every one ot them, with iome 

 white paint, previous to his taking them up. 



This was a precaution Tome might think unneceflary ; 

 but my reafon for doing it was, becaul'e 1 imagined that 

 a tree, removed from its native fpot, and tranfplanted 

 into another place, mult thrive better, if on being re- 

 moved, it enjoyed the fame afpefts as before; and in- 

 deed fome fmall experiments I had before made in this 

 matter feemed to confirm me in the opinion. 



As foon as I had beipoke my trees, I employed fome 

 labourers to fill up the holes above-mentioned, with the 

 earth that came out of them; but I firil Iprinkled fome 

 flacked lime over the bottom of each hole, and mixed 

 lime with the earth as it was thrown in, to the quantity 

 of a budiel for each hole. 



When this work was done, and the ground appeared 

 level, with a little fpare earth near each hole, I had my 

 trees planted in the following manner. 



I began planting my trees about the tenth day of O^o- 

 ber, and had finifhed by the latter end of the month. 



I caufed, in the firft place, the roots to be moderately 

 trimmed with a very fharp knife, each root being cut 

 floping, not tranfverfely, the dope being undermoft or 

 next the ground : This was, in fome meafure, eflential 

 to prevent the moifture proceeding from rain from foak- 

 ing into the wounded part. 



Having proceeded thus far, I caufed a tree to be fet 

 over each hole, upon the furface of the ground, round 

 the roots of which fome under-turf earth was piled, and 

 over that the remainder of the natural foil, with which 

 fome flaked lime had been mixed. 



The upper part of the little hillock, formed round the 

 roots of the tree, was made a little hollow, to convey 

 to the plant as much rain as would be ncceflary to fupply 

 it with a fufficlent quantity of moilturc. 



1 then employed the parifh-fcxton to fecure the little 

 mound with brambles, wattled in the fame manner as 

 are the graves in a country church-yard ; my laft bufinefs 

 being to apply fome long flakes to each tree, by way of 

 fupporting it, till it had taken much root. 



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