THE CULTURE OF PLANTS 



Of shrubs that are ever-green, there is box, sa vine, 

 arbor- vitse, tamarisk, privete,&c.,by suckers, layers, 

 and cuttings, in Aprile : a shade, and moist fat soil 

 are necessary for them, till rooted. 



The cherrie-bay is an excellent green, and not very 

 apt to blast, there is also laurustinus, philyrea, 

 alaternus (I love not pyracantha), juniper ; (I care 

 not for ever-green oak and cypress). They are all 

 raised by seeds, and must be couched in sand before 

 winter, and sowen in Aprile to rise that season, 

 except the juniper, which lyes till the next : trans- 

 plantthem the second year after they rise in Aprile; 

 remove by a trowal, with earth at their roots, toping 

 such roots as appear, without the clod, and lessen 

 the head by thinning it. See what I have spoken 

 about holly, for the same rules may be observed for 

 these to be spread on walls ; but save the tops of 

 standards : they all do well by suckers and layers 

 also, except cypress and juniper. Be careful to 

 defend your seedling greens, while young, from 

 spring blastings ; yet do not choak them for want 

 of good air. 



The pine, cypress, and ever-green oak (the last in 

 especial), will scarce endure a removal from the 

 seminary ; therefore sow them in drills, two foot 



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