Jan.J the nursery. 



The other principal divisions, therefore, of the Nurserv-^rouml, 

 are for the reception of the various sorts of seedling plants from the 

 above seminary-quarters, also for all others that are raised from 

 suckers, layers, cuttings, &c, there to be planted in rows from one 

 to two or three feet asunder, according to their natures of growth; 

 observing to allow the tree and shrub kinds treble the distance of 

 herbaceous perennials. Of the tree and shrub kinds, some are to 

 be planted for stocks to graft and bud the select sorts of fruit trees 

 upon, and other choice plants, which are usually propagated by 

 those methods; others are trained up entirely on their own roots 

 without budding or grafting, as in most forest and other hardy tree 

 kinds, as also almost all the sorts of shrubs. Here they are to 

 remain to have two, three, or several years growth, according as 

 they shall require, for the several purposes for which they are 

 designed in their future situations in the garden and plantations, 

 &.c, which are directed in their respective cultures. 



In a complete nursery it is also proper to allot some dry warm 

 sheltered situation in the full sun, on which to have occasional 

 hot-beds of dung or tan for raising and forwarding many sorts of 

 tender or curious exotics, by seed, cuttings, suckers, slips, &c, and 

 for which purposes you should be furnished with eligible frames 

 and lights, hand glasses, garden mats, and other relative requisites. 



General mode of arranging the Plants of this department. 



In the distribution of all the various sorts of plants in the nurse- 

 ry, let each sort be separate; the fruit trees should generally 

 occupy spaces by themselves; the forest trees, &c. should also be 

 stationed together; all the shrub kind should be ranged in separate 

 compartments; allot also a place for herbaceous perennials: a 

 warm place should likewise be allotted for the tender plants, and 

 defended with yew, juniper, or private hedges, or a reed hedge, 

 &c, in which compartments you may station all such plants as arc 

 a little tender whilst young and require occasional shelter from 

 frost, yet are not so tender as to require to be housed like green- 

 house plants, &c, so that in such compartments there may also be 

 frames of various sizes, either to be covered occasionally with 

 glass lights, or some with mats, to contain such of the more choice 

 of the above tender kinds in pots, to be nursed up a year or two, 

 or longer, with occasional shelter, till hardened gradually to bear 

 the open air fully. 



The arrangement of all the sorts in the open ground must 

 always be in lines or nursery-rows, as formerly observed, to stand 

 till arrived at a proper growth for drawing off for the garden and 

 plantations; placing the fruit tree stocks, &c. for grafting and bud- 

 ding upon, in rows three feet asunder, if for dwarfs, but standards 

 four feet, and a foot and a half or two feet in the lines; though alter 

 being grafted and budded, they then commencing fruit trees, &C.j 

 if they are to stand to grow to any large size, they should be 

 allowed the width of five feet between the rows. Forest tie.- 



