THE SCOTS GARDENER 



ing the earth fine for them, which certainly is most 

 conducible to their smoothness. Their seed falls 

 the beginning of June, tho' it doth not fill every 

 year; when they begin to fall, gather them and 

 spread on a clothe a little, then sow them immedi- 

 ately promiscuously over the bed, and very thick, 

 covered with near an inch of earth ; I had them 

 come up within ten dayes ; they love a light earth 

 something moist. 



The ash seed is ripe in November and December; 

 having spread them a little to dry, put them in a 

 hole stratum super stratum of earth and seed; take 

 them out at spring come twelve moneths, and sow 

 them as elm, for then they rise, and love a tender 

 soil not too moist. 



The great maple, commonly, but falsely called 

 plane, its seed is ripe in September ; sow it at spring, 

 it comes up that season; affects a soil with ash, or 

 rather better. 



The smaller maple is rather for hedges ; its seed 

 lyes as ash. 



The beech seed ripes the end of September, but 

 it fills not well every year, nor are we so very plenti- 

 ful of old trees as could be wished; for that cause 

 we send abroad for seed. As soon as it comes to our 



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