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tJie Surface of the Ground fliOilld 

 be mulched about their Roots, to 

 prevent its drying too faftj and if 

 the Seafbn is very dry, they lliould 

 be watered, to fettle the Earth to 

 their Roots, which may be re- 

 J>eatcd two or three times in very 

 dry Weather, but you muft care- 

 fully avoid giving them too much 

 "Water, which is very injurious to 

 theie Trees, when newly removed. 



You fhould alio ftake them, to 

 prevent their being fhaken and di- 

 uiirb'd by the Winds, which would 

 retard their Roormg. In tranf- 

 planting of thefe Trees, you fhould 

 bynoriieans cut their Heads, which 

 is too much praflis'd j all tnat 

 (hould be done, mull be only to 

 cut off any bruifed, or ill-placed 

 Branches, which fhould be taken 

 off ciofe to the Place where they 

 are produced; but there can be no 

 greater Injury done to thefe Trees, 

 than to fliorten their Shoots , for 

 V/hen the leading Bud (w^hich is 

 ablblutcly neceffary to draw and 

 attradt the Nourifhment) is taken 

 off, the Branch often decays en- 

 tirely, or at leall down to the next 

 vigorous Bud. 



The Trees thUs rais'd and ma- 

 nag'd, will (if planted in a proper 

 Soil ) grow to a confidcrable Mag- 

 nitude, and are very proper for a 

 Wilderncfs in large Gardens, or to 

 plant in Clumps in Parks, c^r. but 

 if they arc delign'd for Timber, it 

 is by much the better Method to 

 fow the Acorns in the Places where 

 they are to remain i in order to 

 which, you fliould provide your 

 felt' in Autumn with a fufficient 

 Quantity of Acorns, which fliould 

 be always taken from ftrait, upright, 

 vigorous growing Trees : theie 

 ihould be gathered from under the 

 Trees as ibon as may be, after they 

 are fallen, and, if poflible.. in a dry 



TimCj laying them thin in fbme 

 open Room to dry ; after vvhich 

 they may be put up in dry Sand, 

 and prei'erved in a dry Place until 

 the End of January, when you 

 ihould prepare the Ground for 

 planting them. 



The Manner of doing this, when 

 the Plantation is very large, (hould 

 be, to dig fquare Spots about two 

 Feet over, at every ten Feet Dr- 

 fiance, into each of which you 

 fhould put four or five found Acorns, 

 about two Inches deep, being care- 

 ful to cover them all over, left by 

 leaving any of them above Ground, 

 the Vermin fhould be enticed, and 

 thereby the greateft Part of the 

 Plantation fhould bedeftroy'd. When 

 the whole Plantation is finifhed, it 

 will be of great Service to flick 

 into each Plot a few fmall Bufhes, 

 which will protefl the Plants when 

 they appear above Ground, from 

 Cattle, and alio from the In ury of 

 Weather} and when the Plants are 

 come up, the Weeds Ihould be 

 carefully clean'd away from them 

 during the growing Seafbn, which 

 will greatly promote their Growth j 

 and the following Spring, juft before 

 the Plants begin to (hoot, you Ihould 

 take them all up, except two of 

 the moft thriving out of each Plot 

 ('which may be tranfplanted into 

 another Place, if you have occalion 

 for them); but in doing of this, 

 you fhould be very careful ' noi^ to 

 difturb the Roots of the remaining 

 Plants ; and it will h^ very neceffary 

 to renew the Bi|fl^ about them 

 where they are foil,' to protect 

 them from Cattle ; and the follow- 

 ing Summer they fhould be kept 

 clear from Weeds. 



In this manner they may remain 



three or four Years, (obferving 



every Spring to dig and looicn the 



Earth tbout their Roots, which will 



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