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New Principles of Gardening. 
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Of the Birch; its Culture, &c. 
the fmalleft Number of any Foreft-Tree, therefore *tis con- 
tented to live in the worlt of Soils; and altho’ this Tree 
is but of fmall Ufe, befides its terrible Afpec to Children, Sc. 
yet "tis a very beautiful Plant, and highly deferves a Place in the 
Quarters of our Wildernefs. And befides, its Faculty of attrac- 
ting and preparing from the Earth, that pleafant and healthy me- 
dicinal Liquor, is a fufficient Reafon, that it highly deferves a 
due Encouragement as well as other Foreft-Trees. 
And although the making of Birch-Wine is known to fome: 
People, yet I cannot but think, that if I infert it in. this Place, 
it may oblige others, without any Difpleafure to any. 
The Method that I fhall lay down, is the fame as Mr. Eve- 
dyn makes Mention of in his learned Difcourfe on Forrelt-Trees, 
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In the Beginning of March cut an oblique Hole, or rather 2 
Slit, under the Branch of a well-fpreading Birch-Tree, which 
keep open by a fmall Wedge or Stone put therein. To 
this Hole, or Slit, fix a Bottle to receive that clear Water or Sap 
as will extill it felf out of the Aperture into the Bottle, which 
a be taken away when full, and others fix’d in its Place, 
DC. 
Having in this Manner obtain’d a fufficient Quantity of the 
Sap or Birch-Water, put to every Gallon thereof, a Quart of 
Honey well ftirr’d together, and boil it almoft an Hour, with @ 
few Cloves and a littl Lemmon Peel, being kept well fcum- 
| N Confideration that the Services of the Birch-Tree is of 
med. 
When it is fufficiently boil’d, as before, and become cold, 
put to it two or three Spoonfuls of good Ale, which will caufe 
it 
