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all Sorts of Dnngs, and fay, that 

 one Load of it will go as far as 

 two Loads of other Dung, and 

 that it is the bcfl: of all Dungs for 

 Fruit-trees, efpecially for Pear and 

 Apple-Trees in a light Soil, and a 

 very rich Dung for Grafs. 



The Dung of Pigeons, Hens and 

 Geeih are great Improvers of Mea- 

 dov/ or Corn- Land i the fir ft of 

 thefe being the beft fupcrficial Im- 

 provement that can be laid on Mea- 

 dow or Corn- Land : But before it 

 is us'd, it ought to have lain abroad 

 out of the Dove-houfe fome time, 

 that the Air may have a little 

 fweeten'd it, and mollify 'd the 

 fiery Heat that is in thofe Dungs, 



Efpecially it is good for cold, 

 wet, clayey Lands i but it ought 

 to be dry'd before it be ftrew'd, 

 becaufe 'tis naturally apt to clod in 

 Wet, and it fhould be mix'd with 

 Earth to keep it from clinging to- 

 gether, that it may be ftrew'd 

 thin, being naturally very hot and 

 ftrong. 



Some recommend the Dung of 

 Pigeons, and alfo of other Fowls, 

 as the beft Manure for Afparagus, 

 Strawberries, or any Sorts of 

 Flowers. 



The Dung of Poultry being hot 

 and full of Salts, tends much to 

 f icilitate Vegetation, and are abun- 

 dantly quicker in their Operation 

 than the Dung of Animals which 

 feed on Herbs. 



Sir Hugh Plat fays, One Load of 

 Grain will inrich Ground more 

 than ten Loads of common Dung, 

 which, if it be true, it is rational 

 to fuppofe, that if llmplc Grain by 

 only Infulion in the Mixture of 

 Comports, has a very good Effed:, 

 it will be more powerful when it 

 has pafs'd thro' the Bodies of Ani- 

 mals* 



unrnm Dung is a great Impro- 



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ver of all cold four Lands, an<} 

 efpecially if it be mix'd with other 

 Earths or Dungs to give it a Fer- 

 mentation. 



But there is not any Sort of 

 Manure equal to the Cleanfing of 

 London Streets for all ftubborn clayey 

 Soils, the Parts of which will be 

 better feparated, and in a much 

 lefs Time with this Manure than 

 any other Compoft whatever, and 

 where it can be obtain'd, is ex- 

 trcamly well worth procuring ei- 

 ther for Corn, Grafs, or Garden- 

 Land. 



DWARF-TREES. Thefe were 

 formerly in much greater Requefl 

 than they are at prefent, for tho' 

 they may have many Advantages 

 to recommend them, yet the Dif- 

 advantages attending them do great- 

 ly overbalance i and fince the in- 

 troducing of Efpaliers • into the 

 Engli/J} Gardens, Dwarf-Trees have 

 been deftroy'd in mofl good Gar- 

 dens, for the following Reafons. 



I ft, The Figure of a Dwarf-Tree 

 is very often fo much ftudied, that 

 in order to render the Shape beau- 

 tiful, little Care is taken to pro- 

 cure Fruit, which is the principal 

 Delign in planting thele Trees. 



idly, The Branches being fpread 

 horizontally near the Surface of 

 the Ground, renders it very diffi- 

 cult to dig, or clean the Ground 

 between them. 



jdly, Their taking up too mucK 

 Room in a Garden, (efpecially whea 

 they are grown to a confiderable 

 Size) for nothing can be fbwn or 

 planted between them. 



4thly, Thefe Trees fpreading 

 their Branches near the Ground, 

 do continually fhadc the Surface ot 

 the Earth, fo that neither the Sun 

 nor Air can pafs freely round their 

 Roots and Stems, to diffipate noxi- 

 ous Vapours, whereby the circum- 

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