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PLintations, thefe being the cuick- 

 efl and Lirgeft growing Trc^ (in 

 our Coanrry) and ai-e the bell able 

 to reli^i frrong Winds. 



But I ihoul return to give fome 

 Account of the Way pradtis'd in 

 railing thefe Trees in fmaller ^Nur- 

 feries, tor the planting Avenues, 

 or other Lines of Trees, which 

 Method will do very well for the 

 Cedar, Larch, or mofl other Ex- 

 otick Trees of thefe Kinds (pro- 

 vided they come not froni too 

 hot a Country.) You niuft pro- 

 vide yourfeif with fome (hallow 

 Cifes, not above fix or eight 

 Inches deep, and in L^gth and 

 Breadth in Proportion to the 

 Qpntiry of Seeds defigned to be 

 fown therein i but 1 would advife 

 nor to have them too big, which 

 will render thjm immoveable, and 

 it \s upon this Account I chufe 

 to have them fowed in Cafes, 

 liiz.. That they may be moved to 

 any Poiition, and, if need be, car- 

 ried into Shelter, in the Winter. 

 The Bottom of thefe Cafes {hould 

 be bored fall of Holes to let out 

 the faperfluous Moifture. Upon 

 each ot thefe Holes, fhould be bid 

 a Piece of Tile, or an Oyfter Shell, 

 to prevent the Earth from flop- 

 ping the Holes ; and if the Bottom 

 of the Cafes were covered v/ith 

 fmall Stones, or any dry Rubbifh, it 

 would the better drain otf the Moi- 

 Ihire, and keep the So:, loofe about 

 the Roots of the young Plants. 



The Soil v/hich I chiefly prefer 

 to fill thefe Cifes v/irh, fhouid be 

 taken from Pafture Ground, not 

 too ftiff, nor over light. This 

 fhould have a iMixture of Lime 

 Rubbifh, and, (if inclining to a 

 Clay) fhould alfo have a good 

 Quantity of Sea-Sand mix'd there- 

 ^'/ith, and by no means fift or 

 skreen tlii5_ Mould, as is moll 



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commonly practis'd, but only take 

 out the very large Stones, which 

 might obftrud the Growth ot 

 your Plants : for when all the 

 Stones are lifted out of Mould, 

 the fmaller Particles of Earth do 

 fo clofely join together, as in wet 

 Weather to become one folid 

 Mais, and thereby prevent the Moi- 

 flure from draining off, which 

 will rot the Fibres of v/hatcver 

 is planted or fown therein i and 

 when the Heat of Summer comes 

 on the Surfice of this fifted Earth, 

 it v/ill thereby be dried to a hard 

 Crufl, fo as to prevent the Moi- 

 fhire from equally penetrating it. 



Your Gales being filled as be- 

 fore directed, lay the Surface of 

 the Mould even, ^nd thereon fow 

 your Seeds pretty thick, covering 

 it with fome of the lame Earth 

 broken fine, about a quarter of an 

 Inch thick, laying thereon fome 

 Furze, as before direded. Thefe 

 Cafes fhould be placed to have the 

 Morning San, but mufl be skreen- 

 ed from the Sun in the Heat of 

 the Day, by Trees or Hedges, but 

 by no means p'ace them near a 

 Wall or Pale, which would refledl 

 too great a Heat upon them, and 

 would very much prejudice the 

 Plants while young. Thefe Cafes 

 fhould be gently v/atered when- 

 ever there may be Occalion, but 

 remember not to over-water, as 

 was before ninted. 



The Seafon for this Sov/ing, is 

 the fame as was directed for 

 larger Plantations. A little after 

 Michnelmai it will be convenient 

 to remove fome of the Earth 

 upon the Surface, which, by this 

 time, will often grov/ moffy; but 

 this mufl be done with abundance 

 of Care, iefl the young Plants 

 fnould thereby be difbarb'd j and 

 then lay thtreon a httle dry frelh 

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