A Difcourfe of Foreft-Trees. 25 



years grow to a kind of Timber, and bear plentiful fruit. 



3. I have feen many Chef-tfut-trees tranfplanted as big as my 

 arm, their heads cut off at five and fix foot height ^ but they came 

 on at leifure ; In fuch Plantations, and all others for Avenues, you 

 may fet them from thirty to ten foot diftance, though they will 

 ^row much neerer, and (hoot into poles, if (being tender) you 

 cultivate them like the Jf). 



4. The chef-nut being grafted in the Wall-nut, Oak, or Beech, 

 (I have been told) will come exceeding fair, and produce incom- 

 parable Fruit > for the Wall-nut it is probable » but I have not as 

 yet made a full attempt ; In the mean time, I wi(h we did more 

 univerfally propagate the Horfe-chef-nut, which being eafily in- 

 creas'd from layers grows into a goodly Standard, and bears a 

 mofl: glorious flower, even in our cold Country : This Tree is 

 now all the mode for the Avenues to their Countrey palaces 

 in France, as appears by the late Superintendents Plantation at 

 Vaux. 



5. The ufe of the Chef -nut is (next the Oak^) one of the moft 

 fought after h-'j t\\G Carpenter a.n^'joyner : It hath formerly built a 

 good part of our ancient houies in the City of London, as does yet 

 appear. I had once a very large Barn neer the City fram'd intirely 

 of this Timber : And certainly they grew not far off ^ probably 

 in fome Woods neer the Town : For in that defcription of London 

 written by Fitz-Stephens, in the Reign of Hen. 2. he fpeaksof a 

 very noble and large Foreji which grew on the Boreal part of it : 

 Proxime (fays he)fatetforeJia ingens, faltus nemorofi ferarum, late- 

 hr£ cervorum, damarum, aprorum, ^ taurorum Syhejirium, €^c. 

 a very goodly thing it feems, and as well ftor'd with all forts of 

 good Timber,as with Venifon and all kind of cA^.The Chef -nut af- 

 fords the befl: Stakes and Poles for Palifades and Hops, as I faid be- 

 fore j and being planted in Hedge-rows €^ circa agrorum itinera, 

 or for Avenues to our Country-houfes, they are a magnificent and 

 royal Ornament : But we give that fruit to our Smne in England, 

 which is amongfl: the delicaces of Fr/»cex in other Countries ; and. 

 being of the larger Nut, is a lufty, and mafculine food for Rujiics 

 at all times. The beft Tables in France and Italy make them a.fer- 

 vice, eating them with Salt, in Wine, being firft rofted on the 

 Chapplet i and doubtlefs we might propagate their ufe, amongft 

 owx common people, at left (as of old the B«tAa>'oip*>o/) being a. Food 

 fo cheap, and folafting. Finally, 



CHAP. VIII. 



Of the Wall-nut . 



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He Wall-nut is to be elevated like the Chef-nut ,'hemgWail-mt. 

 planted of the Nut , or fet at the diftance you would 



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