THE SCOTS GARDENER 



and eight foot diameter, if ordinarie trees. But if 

 the ground be bad, and not proper for the trees, 

 then trench, mix and apply, till such becomes more 

 agreeable. 



When you plant, lay the surface in the bottome 

 and fill up the hole with fine earth, till it can only 

 admit the upper part of the root to stand level with 

 the surface ; (this is not to plant deep, for they that 

 do but cheat themselves). Then set on the root of 

 the tree in the middle of the hole, and if no earth 

 adhere to the same, make a little hut in the middle 

 of small earth, and so lay the roots right spread 

 round about with your hands, that none ly folded 

 or disorderly ; then put in fine small earth amongst 

 the roots, and shake and move the tree, so that the 

 earth may go in amongst them till no cavity or void 

 be left to let in the air ; such roots as fold, raise up 

 and level in their wonted posture with your hands, 

 shovelling on more earth, and tread gently ; then 

 fill one more, and tread well with your heels, till it 

 be as f arr filled up about it as it stood in the earth 

 before ; make the bulk about level on the top, and 

 just the breadth of the hole, and it will be about 

 half a foot above the surface, if ordinary nursed 

 trees and good ground. You may put on the round- 



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