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do, they may be fafely removed in No- 

 vember, if the weather is open, for the 

 parts which retain the leaves fo long are 

 commonly fuch as are to be taken off, 

 being very apt to be killed by the winter's 

 froft. 



The diftance which trees (hould be 

 planted from the wall cannot well be affign- 

 ed ; it muft be in proportion to the length 

 of the roots, which ought not to be fliort- 

 ened in order to bring the ftem nearer the 

 wall ; but if it may be dene without cut- 

 ting the roots, I would have the ftems 

 placed about ten or twelve inches from the 

 wall 'y for when they are fixed at a much 

 greater diftance, they will be more apt to 

 throw out fuckers fiom their roots. 



Care muft be takenj in planting, to fix 

 thofe parts that are cut at the place of 

 budding or grafting next to the wall, for 

 they will thereby be fooner heal'd, and dif- 

 charge the wet much better than if they 

 were placed on the outfide. 



The holes having been dug, trial muft 



bs made to fee whether they be wide enough 



to receive the roots without preffing upon 



the fides, and of fiach a depth that the 



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