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a great deal of damage, which might otherwise be 

 done to the rest of the trees throughout the garden. 

 Those which I would recommend for the above pur- 

 pose are dwarfs, with stems about tw^o feet high, 

 which can easily be obtained by cutting off the 

 lower branches. 



In laying out a new garden, another very essen- 

 tial point is, to make choice of a good soil. It 

 should be two or three feet deep : but if deeper 

 the better ; of a mellow pliable nature, and of a 

 moderately dry quality ; and if the ground should 

 have an uneven surface, I would by no means 

 attempt to level it; for by that unevenness, and 

 any little difference there may be in the quality, 

 you will have a greater variety of soil adapted to 

 different crops. The best soil for a garden is, 

 a rich mellow loam ; and the worst, a stiff heavy 

 clay. A light sand is also a very unfit soil for a 

 garden. 



Sea-coal ashes, or the cleaning of streets and 

 ditches, will be found very proper to mix with 

 a strong soil ; and if the ground should be cold, 

 a large quantity of coal-ashes, sea-sand, or rottea 

 vegetables, should be laid upon it, in order to 

 meliorate and Loosen the soil, and render it easy to 

 work. 



Lime rubbish, or light sandy earth from fields and 

 commons, will also be found of great service to stifl 

 clayey ground. 



If the soil be light and warm, rotten neat's dung 

 is the best dressing that you can give it. If 



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