The Concltijion. 369 



crXions, wifh for fnow ; which, tho' it be very 

 cold, yet it not only defends the root from 

 being frozen, but alio fcreens the Corn from 

 thefe drying winds, and keeps it in a moiit, 

 florid, fupple ftate. 



It feems therefore to be a very reafonable 

 direction, which is given by fome of the 

 Authors, who write on Agriculture and Gar- 

 dening, viz, during thefe cold drying wind?, 

 when little dew falls, to water the trees in 

 dry foils, in the bloffoming feafon, and while 

 the young-fet fruit is tender ; and provided 

 there is no immediate danger of a froft, or in 

 cafe of continued froft, to take care to cover 

 the trees well, and at the fame time to fprinkle 

 them with water, which is imitating Nature's 

 method of watering every part : But if the 

 fuccefs of this practice in cold weather may 

 be thought a little doubtful, yet the fprin- 

 kling the bodies and leaves of trees, in a very 

 hot and dry fummer feafon, feems moil rea- 

 fonable$ for by Exper. 42. they will imbibe 

 much moiflure. 



As to Hoping fhelters over Wall-trees, I 

 have often found, that when they are fo broad 

 a^s to prevent any rain or dew coming at the 

 trees, they do more harm than good, in thefe 

 long eafterly drying winds, becaufe they pre- 



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