New Principles of Gardening. 
Difcouragement of fuch Gentlemen as would gladly give it its 
due Encouragement. 
The Seafon for planting this Tree is the End of March, or End 
of Auguft; and notin Odfober, November, December, fanuary, 
or February, as has been the Cuftom hitherto, to the great 
Prejudice and Lofs of many fine Plants. This Noble Tree de- 
lights in a frefh gravelly Soil, mix’d with Loam ; but mortally 
hates Dung of any kind. 
At the planting of thefe Trees, good Care muft be taken to 
fecure them with Stakes, that the Winds do not difturb them 
in ftriking Root. 
And whereas I advife you in the planting of Foreft-Trees, 
to cut of their Fibrous Roots at planting, you are now to ob- 
ferve the contrary Rule, which is to preferve all their Fibrous, 
and other. larger Roots, feeing that their bruifed Ends are cut 
clean, and all broken Roots taken quite out. The beft Me- 
thod of planting this, and all other Ever-Greens in general, to 
be certain of Succefs, is to make ufe of that fure and ingenious 
Manner of Planting, mention’d in Sect. 3. Part II. firft, dif- 
cover’d by the Honourable Mr. Secretary Fobnftone of Twic- 
kenham ; and whereas the Roots of this Tree do naturally run 
far from the-Body. in. few Years, therefore they don’t delight 
in being removed when grown large, and for that Reafonl ad- 
vife that they be planted for good, when but three or four 
Years of Age; and that they be fafely preferv’d from Cattle, 
till they have Strength to preferve themfelves from fuch In- 
juries. 
This glorious Plant is moft proper to be planted in Jarge 
Avenues of boundle/s Views, to environ Canals, Bafons, Bowl- 
ling-Greens, &c. and in the Quarters and other Parts of a Vz/- 
dernefs, Grove, &c 
*Tis raifed from Seed fowed in February, or Beginning of 
March, ina Seed-Bed, as was direCted for Foreft-Trees, Sc. 
N. B. That if you keep the Side-Branches prun’d off, as 
they break out, *twill greatly add to their Growth: But al- 
ways remember that Pines, Firs, Sc. muft not be headed at 
any Time whatfoever. : 
The Pine, which Spreads its felf im every Part, 
And from each Side large Branches does impart, we 
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