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After the borders have been thus trench- 

 ed and manured, they mull: in all feafons 

 be ordered according to the directions given 

 for managing thofe new made. 



My reafon for leaving a thin covering 

 of earth upon the roots, is, in order to 

 prevent the falts, contained in the manure, 

 from entering them whilft they are too 

 grofs and acrid, for then they are apt to 

 rent the pores, but after paffing through 

 the earth, they become more refined and 

 fitter to be received by the roots 5 and that 

 earth laid above the manure keeps it moift, 

 whereby it will be more ferviceable than if 

 it had been laid upon the furface. Old 

 borders are often annoyed by roots pro- 

 ceeding from efpaliers, or flandard trees 

 which rob thofe planted on them j when 

 this is the cafe, fuch roots muft be cut thro*, 

 at the greateft diftance they wall admit 

 from the walls, v/ithout injuring the trees 

 belonging to them; and then the roots 

 thus cut muft be pulled out, otherwife they 

 will putrefy, and be very deftruftive to 

 the tender roots of thofe trees growing up-^ 

 on the borders. 



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