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ferable to that of the Dutch Elm, 

 renders it more valuable tor Plant- 

 ing. 



The Sorts with ftrip'd Leaves sre 

 preferv'd by thofc who are curious 

 in collecting variegated Plants, but 

 they are not worth propagating 

 vinlcfs for the S-ike of Variety i 

 being of iloyver Growth, and in 

 mod People's Judgment, lefs beau- 

 tiful than the plain Sorts. 



Thefe Plants may be either pro- 

 pagated by Layers or Suckers taken 

 from the Roots of the old Trees, 

 the latter of which is greatly pra- 

 {i'lsd in many Places , but as thefe 

 are often cut up with very irldiffe- 

 rcnt Roots, £o they very often mif- 

 carry, and render theSucccfs doubt- 

 ful? whereas thofc which arc pro- 

 pagated by Layers are in no Hazard, 

 and do always make better Roots, 

 and come on fafter than the other, 

 for which Reafons this Method 

 fhould be more uaiverfa'ly practis'd. 

 And fmce a fmali Com pafs of Ground 

 till'd with Stools of thefe Plants, 

 Will be TufHcient to furnifli a Nur- 

 fery of a confiderable Extent, with 

 Layers to be tranlpianted, fo it is 

 richly v/orth every Perfbn's while, 

 who would cultivate thefe Trees, 

 to allot a Piece of Ground for this 

 furpqfe. 



The befl Soil tor luch a Nurfery 

 is a freih Hazel Loam, neither too 

 light and dry, nor over moifl: and 

 heavy? this Ground fhould be well 

 trench'd, and a little rotten Dung 

 bury'd therein i and in doing of this, 

 great Care fnould be taken to pick 

 out all Roots of pernicious Weeds, 

 which if left in the Ground would 

 be very injurious to the Layers, 

 and can't afterwards be fo calily 

 footed out? then having laid the 

 Ground level, the Plants muft be 

 planted at about eight Feet afunder 

 pch Way : The bed Seafbn for 



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this Work is in Autumn, as fboa 

 as the Leaves begin to decay, that 

 they may take Root before the dry 

 Weather in the Spring comes on, 

 whereby a great Ex pence of water- 

 ing them will be fav'd? for if they 

 are well fettled in the Ground be- 

 fore the dry Weather, they will 

 require Httle more than to mulch 

 their Roots, to keep the Earth troni 

 drying. 



Thefe Plants fhould be permitted 

 to grow rude two Years, during 

 which Time the Ground between 

 fliould be carefully cleaned and dug 

 every Spring ; by this Time they 

 will be ftrongly rooted, and have 

 made pretty ftrong Shoots, fo that 

 they may be lay'd in the Ground ; 

 The manner of performing this 

 being already defcribed in the Ar- 

 ticle of Layers, I fhall forbear re- 

 peating it in this Place. 



When thefe Layers are well root- 

 ed, they fl'iould be taken off and 

 tranfplanted out into a Nurfery, 

 which fhould be upon a good Soil 

 and well prepared (fas bepbre for the 

 Stools). The Plants fliould be 

 planted in Rows four Feet afunder> 

 and two Feet Diftance Plant from 

 Plaiit in the Rows. This fhould 

 be done in Autumn, as foon as the 

 Leaves begin to decay j and if there 

 is ibmc Mulch laid upon the Sur- 

 face of the Ground about thei? 

 Roots, it will prefcrve 'em from 

 being hurt by Frofl: in Winter, and 

 from drying Winds in Spring, and 

 thereby fecure them from all Ha- 

 zard. 



The following Summer the 

 Ground bcuween 'em fhould be 

 conftantly kept clean from Weeds, 

 and in Autumn they fnould be 

 pruned up, cutting off all ftrong 

 lateral Shoots, which, if left on, 

 would impede their upright Growth ; 

 but tt^ere muft be foK)e of the fmaller 



Shoots 



