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New Principles of Gardening. 
fore plafh’d, to give Room to thofe other Shoots as are to 
to fucceed them; which mut be laid down in like manner 
the Spring following ; and fo the like every Year. 
Some bow their Vines, which buried in the Plain, 
Their Tops in diftant Arches rife again. an 
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SE Gol. E. 
Of the Manner of planting Nurferzes and their 
Government. 
made of a proper Piece of frefh meliow Land, fuch as are 
deep, and with a good Bottom of ftrong Loam or Brick- 
Earth, rather than Sand or Gravel. 
Your Ground being determin’d, Trench it as foon after M/z- 
chaelmas as the Weather will permit, and divide it into con- 
venient Quarters for the Reception of the feveral Trees as are 
to be tranfplanted therein. 
The beft Seafon for to remove your young Trees is O¢#ober 
or November, which muft be planted in Rows about four of 
five Foot apart, and their Diftance in the Rows, two Foot 
or more, as the Nature of your Plants requires; for thofe or 
a quick Growth, intended for Hedges, extend their Side-Branches 
more than thofe of a flow Growth. In May following you 
muft Vifit your new planted Nurfery, and difplace all the Side- 
Buds, or Shoots of the leading Shoots, of fuch Trees as you 
intended for Standards, and not refer that Work as 1s com- 
monly done till AMéchaelmas, when thofe Side-Branches have 
robb’d their Leader of as much or more Strength and Quan- 
tity as they themfelves contain. ‘The ObjeCtion made to this 
3 Practice 
[: order to have a profperous Nurfery, good Choice mult 
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