the Earth, to dry their Fibres; but 

 they Ihould not be too much wa- 

 tered, which ofcen proves inju- 

 rious to thefe Trees, by rotting 

 their tender Fibres foon after they 

 are emitted, whereby the Plants 

 have been often deftroyed. 



In thele Beds they may remain 

 two Years, obferving to keep them 

 clear fromWeeds, and in Winter you 

 fliould lay a little frefh Mulch upon 

 the Surface of the Ground round 

 their Roots, which will prevent 

 the Froft from penetrating to them, 

 and efFe6tually preferve them i for 

 while the Plants are fo young, they 

 are liable to be impair'd by hard 

 Frofts, when too much expos'd 

 thereto; but when they have at- 

 tiiin'd a greater Strength, they will 

 refift the fevereft of our Cold. 



After two Years, they fhould ei- 

 ther be removed into a Nurfery (as 

 was directed for the common Ju- 

 niper) or tranfplanted where they 

 are delign'd to remain, obferving 

 always to take them up carefully, 

 otherwife they are fubje6t to fail 

 upon tranfplanting, as alfo to mulch 

 the Ground and water them as was 

 before diredred, until they have 

 taken Root, after which they will 

 require no farther Care, than only 

 to keep the Ground clear about 

 their Roots, and to prune up their 

 Side-branches to make them aipire 

 in Height. 



The Soil in which you plant thefe 

 Trees, fnould be frelh and light, 

 but rauft not be dunged, efpecially 

 at the Tim.e when they are planted, 

 for Dung is very hurttul to ihem, 

 efpecially if it be not quite rotted 

 to Mould, therefore the Mulch that 

 is laid upon the Surface of the 

 Ground, fhould not be Dung, but 

 lather fome frefh Turf cut from a 

 Common and the Grafs turned 



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downward, which is certainly the 

 beft Sort of Mulching for mofl 

 Plants, it affording no ill Scent, nor 

 is it fubjea to breed Vermin, or 

 be unfightly, and will efFeftually 

 anfwer all the Purpofes of J^lulch, 

 without any Danger of hurting the 

 Plants. 



Thefe Trees being thus manag'd, 

 will in a few Years rife to a confi- 

 derable Stature, and by the Variety 

 of their Ever-green Leaves, and 

 Manner of Growth, will greatly 

 add to the Beauty of fuch Planta- 

 tions, if rightly difpofed, which 

 indeed is what we feldom obferve 

 in any of the Englijh Gardens or 

 Wilder nelTes, for there are few 

 People who confider the different 

 Growths of the feveral Trees with 

 which they compofe fuch Planta- 

 tions, fo as to place the talleft grow- 

 ing Trees the backwardefl from 

 Sight, and the next Degree to fiic- 

 ceed them, and fb gradually dimi- 

 nifliing till we come to the com- 

 mon Juniper, and others of the 

 fame Growth, whereby all the 

 Trees will be feen, and the gradual 

 Declivity of their Tops will appear 

 like a verdant Slope, and be much 

 more agreeable to the Sight, as alfo 

 more advantageous to the Growth 

 of the Trees, than to p]ace Shrubs 

 of humble Growth, "near ^Mzh Plants 

 as will grow to the firft Magnitude, 

 whereby the Shrub i^ hid from 

 Sight, and will be over-Oiadowed 

 and delboy'd ; nor can the Diflance 

 which each Tree requires, be fo 

 jufliy proportioned any other way, 

 for in this Dillribution, the largeft 

 Trees being feparated by themfelves, 

 may be planted at a due Diflance, 

 and then thofe of a middling Growth 

 fucceeding, may be accordingly al- 

 lowed fufficient Room, and the 

 fmaller, which ajre next the Sight, 



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