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The land ought, if in grafs, to bepulverifed 

 by paring and burning, and fet with potatoes, 

 fo that, the earth being loofened, the roots of 

 the young trees may fpread themfelves in pro- 

 per directions, both as to fpace of ground and 

 the food required for their fupport. It is ne- 

 ceflary to obferve, that when a tree is firft plant- 

 ed, were it rammed about like a poft, its pro- 

 grefs would be impeded. Therefore cattle 

 ought not to be fuffered to depafture and tread 

 the ground round young trees j for their roots 

 will not admit of much weight of any fort. — 

 Confequently the foil ought to be pulverifed 

 for a fpace of years, fufficiently for the tree to 

 pufli forth all its ramifications in fuch a manner 

 as nature dire6ts. 



Trees ought not to be planted deep : but it 

 is impofTible to give particular direftions as to 

 the proper depth ; as fo much depends on the 

 foil and the fize of the trees. 



Trees intended to bear fruit oucrht not to 

 have a tap- root, which fhould be deftroyed by 

 cutting it off. It is a very good way to lay a 

 few bricks like a floor at the bottom of every 

 fruit-tree, and round the bricks fome rubbifh 



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