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Siioots left on to detain the Sap, in 

 order to augment the Stems of the 

 Trees j for where they are pruned 

 up too naked, they are apt to grow 

 up too llender to fupport them- 

 felves, fo that their Heads will re- 

 cline to the Ground, and caufe their 

 Stems to grow crooked. 



In this Nurferythey may remain 

 five or fix Years, obfcrving con- 

 ftantly to dig the Ground between 

 ^em every Spring, and to trim them 

 as before direfted, which will pro- 

 mote their Growth, and render 

 them ftrong enough to tranfplant 

 out where they are to remain, in 

 the Time before- mentioned, 



Thefe Trees are very proper to 

 plant in Hedge- Rows, upon the 

 Borders of Fields, where they will 

 thrive much better than when 

 planted in a Wood or dole Plan- 

 tation, and their Shade will not be 

 very injurious to whatever grows 

 under them ; but when thefe Trees 

 are tranfplanted out upon Banks 

 after this manner, the Banks fhould 

 be well wrought and cleared from 

 all other Roots, otherwife the Plants, 

 being taken from a better Soil, will 

 not make much Progreis in thefe 

 Places. About Michaelmas will be 

 a good Time for this Work, for 

 the Reilbns before aflfigned, but 

 when they are planted, there fhould 

 be fome Stakes iix'd in by them, 

 to which they fhould be faften'd, 

 to prevent their being diiplaced by 

 the Wind ; and part of their Heads 

 fhould be taken off, before they are 

 planted, which will alfb be of Ufe 

 in preventing their being eafily over- 

 •urn'd by Winds, but by no means 

 fliould their leading Shoot be flopped, 

 nor their Branches too clofely cut 

 off i for it there are not fomc Shoots 

 left on to drav/ and attract the Sap, 

 they will be in Danger of mif^ 

 carrying. 



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Thefe Trees are alfo proper to 

 plant at a Diftance from a Garden 

 or Building, to break the Violence 

 of Winds, for which Purpofe there 

 is not any Tree more ufefuli for 

 they may be trained up in Form of 

 a Hedge, keeping 'em cut every 

 Year, which will caufe 'em to grow 

 very clofe and hand fome, to the 

 Height of forty or hfcy Feet, and 

 be a great Protedion againft the 

 Fury of Winds j but they fhould 

 not be planted too near a Garden, 

 where Fruit-trees or other Plants 

 are placed, becaufe the Roots of 

 the Elms do run iupcrficially near 

 the Top of the Ground to a great 

 Width, and will intermix with the 

 Roots of the other Trees, and deprive 

 'em of Nourifhment j nor fhould 

 they be planted near Gravel or Grafs- 

 Walks, which are defign'd to be 

 well kept, becauie the Roots will 

 run inro them, and fend forth 

 Suckers in great Plenty, which will 

 deface the Walks, and render them 

 unfightly. 



But for large Gardens, where 

 Shade is required, there is fcarce 

 any Tree fo proper for that Pur- 

 pofe, being eafy to remove when 

 grown to a confiderabie Size, fo 

 that a Perfbn who is willing to 

 have his Plantations for Shade in a 

 fhort Time, may procure Trees of 

 two Feet Circumference in their 

 Trunk, which will be in no Dan-, 

 ger of fucceeding, provided thev 

 are removed with Care; and thcle 

 will take Root and grow agair^ 

 almofl as well as young Plants, 

 which is what few other Sorts of 

 Trees will do; but then they fliould 

 be fuch Trees as have been thus re- 

 gularly train'd up in a Nurfery, 

 and have good Roots, and not luch 

 us are taken out of Hedge-Rows^ 

 (as is by fome pradris'd) which 

 fcldom rife with any tolerable 



