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The Seafons for TUnting are va- 

 rious, according to the different 

 Sorts of Trees or the Soil in which 

 they are flamed: For fach Trees 

 whole Leaves fall oft in Winter, 

 the beft time is the Beginning of 

 October, provided the Soil be dryj 

 but for a wet Soil, it is better to 

 defer it until the latter End of Te- 

 bruary, or the Beginning of March ; 

 and tor Evcr-greens, the Beginning 

 of April is, by far, the beft Seaibn, 

 though they rnay be fafely remov'd 

 at Mulfummer, provided they are 

 not to be carried very far j but you 

 fiiould always make Choice of a 

 cloudy, moift Seafon, if poffible, 

 when they will take frefh Root in 

 a few Days. And, on the contra- 

 ry, when thefe Trees are removed 

 in Winter, during which time they 

 are almoft in a State of Reft, they 

 do not t_ake Root until the Spring 

 advances, and fcts the Sap in Mo- 

 tion, Co that many times they die, 

 efpecially if the Winter proves Se- 

 vere. 



As to the Preparing the Soil for 

 Tlaniing, that muft alio be done 

 to fiiit the different Sorts of Trees, 

 fome requiring a light Soil, others 

 a ftrong one, c^r. But th:s is fully 

 fet down in the feveral Articles of 

 Trees, under their proper Heads, 

 to which the Reader is deilred to 

 turn J though for Fruit-Trees in 

 general a frefti Soil from a Pafture- 

 Ground, which is neither too light 

 and dry, nor over ftrong and moift, 

 but rather a gentle, loft, loamy 

 Earth, is to be preferr'd. And if 

 it be for Wall Trees, it will be the 

 better if the Borders are fiU'd with 

 this Earth fix Feet wide, but it 

 need not be above eighteen Inches 

 or two Feet deep at moft ; for 

 when the Borders are made too 

 deep, the Roots of thefe Trees are 

 enticed downward, which is of 



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bad Confcquence to Fruit-Trees, as 

 hath been clfe-where obferved. 

 The fame aUb muft be obferved 

 for Standard Trees (where frefh 

 Earth is brought to the Places in 

 which they are ph.nteJ) not to 

 make the Holes too deep, but ra- 

 ther let them have the lame Quan- 

 tity of Earth in Width, which is 

 much to be preferr'd. 



There are feveral Perfbns who 

 dirc6l the Placing of the fame Side 

 of the Tree to the South, which, 

 before removing, had that Poiition, 

 as a material Circumftance to be 

 ftriftly regarded ; but from feveral 

 Trials which I have made, I could 

 not obferve the leaft Difference in 

 the Growth of thofe Trees which 

 were fo placed, and others which 

 were reverled ; fo that I conclude 

 it is not of any Confequence to ob- 

 ferve this Method. 



The Diftance which Trees fhould 

 be planted at, muft alfb be pro- 

 portioned to their feveral Kmds, 

 and the feveral Purpoles for 

 which they are intended ; all which 

 is explained under their feve- 

 ral Heads ; but Fruit-Trees, pla}7- 

 ted either againft Walls, or for Ef- 

 paliers, fhould be allowed the fol- 

 lowing Diftances. For moft vigo- 

 rous-fliooting Fear-Trees, twenty 

 four Feet; for Aprkocks, fixteen 

 Feet i Apples, fixteen Feet ; Teaches, 

 Nec/arines, Cherries, and Plumbs, 

 fourteen or fixteen Feet, according 

 to the Goodnefs of the Soil, or the 

 Height of the Wall. But as thefe 

 Things are mention'd in their feve- 

 ral Articles, it will be needlefs to 

 repeat any more in this Place. 



PLATANUS; The Plane- Tree. 

 The Characters are; 



It hath an amentaceous Jlower, 

 confifiing of feveral /lender Stamina, 

 which are collected into fpherical lit- 

 tle Balls, and are barren; but the 



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