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Dire5lions for planting all forts of Shruhs. 

 Let all the flowering and evergreen fhrubs, ornamental 

 trees, &c. dcfigned for the flirubbery, be planted at fuch 

 diilances that they may not crowd each other, as they 

 grow up; for they always fhew themfelves beft when they 

 ftand at fome diilance from each other. Shrubs of ail 

 kinds defigned for detached clumps particularly, fhould 

 be planted at fuch diftances, that there may be good room 

 to dig the ground between them, and alfo to hoe and 

 clean it, when wanted. 



Let all tree kinds be alfo allowed proper room propor- 

 tionable to their refpeclive growths, and according whe- 

 ther they are defigned for open or clofe plantations, or 

 clumps, groves, avenues, or thickets, &c. 



In planting fnrubs and trees of every kind, let all con- 

 venient expedition be made in doing it, fo that they may- 

 be planted as foon as poiTible after they are taken up, or 

 brought from the nurfery, or elfewhere, that their roots 

 may not be dried by the fun and vyind ; but when the 

 fhrubs are broaght from any diHance, and cannot be im- 

 mediately planted, untie the bundles, and lay the roots 

 in a trench, and cover them with earth, to lie till the 

 places allotted for them are ready to receiv^e them. 



In preparing for planting, obferve to dig open a round 

 wide aperture for each Ihrub and tree, capacious enough 

 to receive the roots freely, and let them be of a proper 

 depth, and loofen the bottom well. The holes being 

 ready, bring the flirubs, and prune off broken or bruifed 

 roots ; and then place them in the hole upright, break the 

 earth well, and throw it in equally about- their roots, and 

 let them be covered a proper depth, fhaking the plant 

 gently as the earth is filled in, to caufe it to fettle clofe 

 between all the roots and fibres ; and tread it moderate- 

 ly, to fix the plants firmly in an upright pofition ; making 

 the top of the earth hollow, like a bafon, round each' 

 fhrub, to hold water when given in dry weather; and lay 

 fome mulch, or litter, on the furface, round the tree, to 

 preferve the earth moifl: about their roots, particularly to 

 the more curious forts ; and if they are watered as foon 

 as planted, it will fettle the earth about all the roots more 

 elFeclually, and promote their frelh rooting. 



Immediately after planting, fix flakes to fuch as require 

 fupport, and let them be faftened thereto, 



Planting 



