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New Principles of Gardening. 
But Nature never fbew'd more Wantonnefs, 
Then when fo many Shapes {be did imprefs, 
From Wardens to the Pears which leffer grow, 
And did to each its proper Fuice allow. 
| Ravin, Lib. iv. Page 218. 
Trees of the firf? Year’s Graft or Bud, are always the bett ; 
which to make choice on in a Nuriery, obferve that their 
Bark be finooth, and tree from Canker, Gauls, Sc. that their 
yearly Shoots be ffrong and vzgorous, and that they be we//roor- 
ed; iuch Trees as have but one Stem, or two at moft, are the 
beft for planting. 3 
When you prune the Root of a Fruit-Tree for planting, 
obferve to cut away all dead fbrous Roots, all bruifed Parts 
committed by the Spade in taking up, which perform with a 
Knife, Gc. as cuts fmooth and ciean. 
When you prune a Tree, hold it in your Left-Hand, with 
the Head behind you; the Cuts at the End of every Root 
will be downwards when planted, which is the right Way of 
pruning Roots. 
To plant Trees in the Summer Seafon, as muft of Neceffity 
be removed, (otherwife ’tis beft to leave them till November,) 
take of the Compoft I diretted for the planting young Trees 
with, and an equal Quantity of Cow-Dung ; mix thefe well 
together, and put to them as much Vater as will make it into 
Pap , which is performed in the following Manner: 
The Compoft of Earth and Cow-Dung being well mix’d 
together, you mutt provide a Bearing-Tub, wherein mix the 
mix’d Dung and Earth with Water: The Inftrument with 
which ’tis ftirr’d in mixing, is fuch as Brewers ufe in flirring 
their Ma/t in the Marfh-Tun. oo 
When this Mixture is of fuch a Thicknefs, as to fupport 
the Stirrer from falling, being put upright in the Tub, ’tis fit 
for Ufe. The Pap being thus prepared, and the Hole dige’d 
of fuch a Magnitude as is neceflary, viz. if in bad Ground, 
Se. to be made good with frefh Land and Compoit, as be- 
fore dire&ted, which being done, fill all the Sides of the Hole 
up with good Mold, leaving in the Middle fufficient Room 
for 
