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pofes, and not run out at the time of planting, 

 throve much better, even when cropped with po- 

 tatoes and greens without dung, but properly 

 hoed, than thofe that were left to nature, without 

 any crops being put among them. Keeping a 

 plantation clean of weeds, and renewing the fur- 

 face of the ground among the trees by frequent 

 hoeings, is the fureft way to procure a rapid 

 growth among the plants; and we only would 

 allow of introducing vegetable crops, the better 

 to fecure the cleaning and hoeing the furface of 

 the earth ; becaufe, if -the trees fucceed better 

 even with the oppreflion of green crops, when 

 properly hoed, than thofe left in a ftateof nature ; 

 what mufl they do, when properly hoed and at- 

 tended to, without the oppreffion of .another crop? 

 If the trees have thriven as might be expected, 

 no more <:rops after the third year can be intro- 

 duced ; in which cafe, by the end of this month, 

 the plantation may be fown out with White Clo- 

 yer and Perennial Ryegrafs feeds. This mode of 

 'management will procure crops of ufeful grafs, 

 a more plealing and agreeable furface, and better 

 growth of trees, than if the plantation were al- 

 lowed to take its chance in the ordinary way j 

 and it is what mould be univerfally pra&ifed a- 

 mong every plantation which can bear the name 

 of Ornamental. 



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