THE SCOTS GARDENER 



All hot-manures are proper for cold, stiff, and moist 

 grounds. So all rotten and cold manures are proper 

 for dry and hot grounds. All manures that retain 

 moisture, are for poor, sandy and gravelly soils. 



Horse-manure is for stiff and cold ground ; sheeps 

 for hot and dry ; ashes for cold, stiff and moist ; old 

 woollen-rags for poor and dry ; lyme is most ex- 

 cellent for moorish and heathy land ; hair of beasts 

 for dry and stiff ground ; pigeons and poultrie-man- 

 ure for cold and moist ; rotten saw-dust for dry ; 

 rubbish of buildings for stiff cold grounds ; salt for 

 cold and moist, but use it moderately, for it destroys 

 vegetables on dry ground, especially at first, but 

 when melted by winter-rains, it f ertilizeth : some 

 have sowen it on moist moorish land to great ad- 

 vantage, for being f arr from the sun they have little 

 volatile. 



In your applications you are to consider, that 

 rotten-manures are proper for trees and such slow 

 growing plants, andun-rottenmanuresf or annuals, 

 they being of quick digestion. 



Let not the root of any tree stand on manure, far 

 less unrotten-manure, which burns them ; but upon 

 prepared and proper soil, and composed, well mixed, 

 aired, stirred or fallowed. Most fit is the cleansing 



