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Timber-trees, fince the Wood of 

 this Tree is equal in Value to the beft 

 Oak, and, for many Purpofes, far 

 exceeding it ; as particularly for 

 making Veffels for all Kinds of 

 Liquors, it having a Property (v.rhcn 

 once thoroughly kafonM) ot main- 

 taining its Bulk conftantly, and is 

 not fubjea to fhrink or fwell as 

 other Timber is too apt to do; 

 and I am certainly inform'd, that 

 all the large Cask?, Tuns, &c. for 

 their Wines in Italy, are made of 

 this Timber j and 'it is for that, 

 and many more Purpofes, in greater 

 Eflccm amongft the Itdims than 

 any other Timber whatever. It 

 is alio very valuable for Pipes to 

 convey Water under-ground, as en- 

 during longer than the Elm or any 

 other Wood : In Italy it is planted 

 for Coppice-Wood, and is very 

 much cultivated in Stools, to make 

 Stakes for their Vines ; which be- 

 mg ftuck into the Ground with 

 the Rind on, will endure feven 

 Years, which is longer than any 

 other Stakes will do by near half 

 the Time. The Ufefulnefs of the 

 Timber, together with the Beauty 

 of the Tree, renders it as well 

 worth propagating as any Tree 

 whatever, efpeciaily in Avenues or 

 fmaller Plantations near a Dweiling- 

 houfe. 



Thefe Trees are propagated by 

 plantino- the Kuts in Tebrmrj in 

 Bcdso/'freihundung'd Earth: The 

 bcft Huts for fowing: are fuch as 

 are broug'it from Vortagd and 

 Spain, and arc commonly fold in 

 Winter tor Eating: The'ie iliould 

 he prcferv'd until the Seafon for 

 fowing in Sand, where Mice or, 

 (Other Vermin can't come to tliem, 

 orheiwife they will foon deftroy 

 then-'. : Before you fct them, it 

 vv'ill be proper to put them into 

 Water, to try their Goodncfs, v/hich 



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thofe of thern that fwim upon the 

 Surface of the Water, fhould be 

 rejedted as good for nothing j but 

 fuch as link to the Bottom you 

 may be fure are good. 



In fetting thefe Seeds, or NutSy 

 the beft Way is, to make a Rill 

 v/ith a Hoe (as is commonly prac- 

 tis'd in fetting Kidney-Beans) a- 

 bout four Inches deep, in which 

 you fliould place the Nuts at about 

 four Inches Diflance, v,/ith their 

 Eye uppermofl- . then draw the Earth 

 over them v/ich a Rake, and make 

 a fccond Rill at about fix Inches 

 Diftance from the former, pro- 

 ceeding as before, allowing fix 

 Rows in a Bed, with an Alley be- 

 tween two Feet broad, for Con- 

 veniency of clearing the Beds, ^c. 

 When you have finifli'd your Plan- 

 tation, you muft be careful that it 

 is not deftroy'd by Mice, or other 

 Ver min,which is very often the Cafe, 

 if they are not prevented by Traps 

 or other Means. 



In April thefe Ntits will appear 

 above-ground 5 you muft there- 

 fore obferve to keep them clear 

 from Weeds, efpeciaily while young; 

 In thefe Beds they may remain for 

 two Years, when you fliould re- 

 move theni into a Nurfery, at a 

 wider Diftancc: The beft Seafon 

 for tranfplanting thefe Trees, is 

 either in Ociobtr, or the latter End 

 of February : The Diftance thefe 

 fhould have in the Nurfery, is 

 three Feet Row from Row, and 

 one Foot in the Rows: You muft 

 be careful, in tranfplanting thefe 

 Trees, to take them up without 

 injuring their. Roots, nor fliould 

 they remain long out of the Ground ,• 

 but if thefe Trees have a down- 

 right Tap-Root, it fhould be cut 

 olt, efpeciaily if it be intended to 

 remove them agaia: This will oc- 



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