ic6 A TREATISE OF 



thefe vefiels too great a quantity of air, 

 whereby the force of vegetation is weak- 

 ened. 



As all the feveral kinds of bon chretiens 

 feldom grow prolperoufly, if they be cut 

 too fhort at the time of planting, by rea- 

 fon of the long fpaces between their buds, 

 whofe lowermoft are very flat, and fcarce 

 difcernible, fo they, and all fuch trees as 

 produce flioots like them, fliould be cut 

 at a greater length than fourteen inches, 

 in order to preferve fome plump and full 

 buds upon that part of the llioot left on, 

 \vhich will certainly break forth into 

 flioots. 



Tlie branch B is left fourteen inches in 

 length, Vvdth an intent to gain proper 

 branches to form horizontals at a fait- 

 able diiiance from the others, for they 

 ought not to be nearer than twelve inches, 

 let them be of what kind foever. 



Perhaps it may be demanded why I 

 cut this branch at all 3 to u^hich I anfw^er, 

 that as the tree is fuppofed to have been 

 brought from fome dillant place, part of 

 the roots which it had before it was taken 

 up muft undoubtedly have been loft, and 



force 



