25a A TREATISE OF 



CHAP. XC. 



The Ordering of Borders, that have been 

 properly made. 



AFTER wall-trees have had their 

 v/inter-praningj the borders fliould 

 be thoroughly cleaned from all leaves and 

 weeds, and fiich forts of manure applied as 

 the nature of the foil requires. 



For land which is naturally inclhied to 

 clay, coal aflies or lime are moll proper ; 

 but for fand, gravel or creach, then foot, 

 pigeon-dung, netting, or brine of equal 

 ftrength. 



After the nature of the foil is confidered, 

 and if the borders were made as before di- 

 refted, each fort of manure prefcribed for 

 the different kinds of foils muft be propor- 

 tioned in the following manner, viz^ for 

 every perch of clay-ground, three pecks 

 of lime, or four of afhes; and for fand, 

 gravel, or creach, four pecks of foot, or 

 two of pigeon-dung, or elfe three gallons 



of netting or brine. 



As 



