Oétob. 
they fhould be carefully look’d over, that 
OR: GARID EN DNIG 
and when they are thus taken into the Stove, 
no decayed Leaves remain; and placed for the O&ob. 
Winter. 
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gus Il. 
The Bufinefi of the SEMINARY, for this Week. 
E have directed in the preceding Weeks, 
the planting of many Trees in the 
Seminary or Nurfery, as well as in the various 
other Parts of the Ground. 
~ One common Care is now required for them all, 
and we fhall explainto the Gardener, what is the 
Danger, that he may neither omit, nor mifap- 
ply the Remedy. 
He fees new planted Shrubs and Trees, whe- 
ther in the Garden or the Nurfery, too often de- 
ftroyed by the Froft: the Occafions are two; 
the Power of the Wand, and the Expofure of the 
- Ground. 
This is the beft Seafon of all the Weir: for 
the generality of Planting, but without Care, it 
may prove the wortt. 
The Advantage of it is, that the Roots will now 
fend out new Fibres into the freth broken Ground, 
and be well eftablifhed by the sag iki of the 
fucceeding Summer. , 
The Difadvantage that may follow is this, 
from Winds and Froit: . 
Let him therefore plant at the Time we have. 
nam’d, and defend his Work from’ thefe Ac- 
cideudee: 
Trees are planted in two Situations 5 i in open 
Ground, or againft Walls. Thofe in open 
_ Ground are moft liable to Damage by Winds ; 
but the others are not wholly fecure from it, 
They are fhook and rocked about at the Time 
when they fhould be fhooting out new Fibres: 
This either prevents their pufhing them at all; or 
breaks them off as foon as formed; therefore un- 
lefs prevented, the great Benefit is loft: Befide, 
that this rocking about of the tes openis the 
Ground, and admits the Froft. PT 
Therefore, near every Tree tranfplanted in the’ 
open Ground, let there be driven. a firm Stake, 
and to this let it be tyed with a Hay-band, or o- 
ther foft Subftance, that may hold it  fecure 
without galling it: and as to thofenear ‘Walls, 
lee them be at once nailed up to them. _ 
This fecuring them from rocking, the next 
Care is to prevent the too great Expofure of the 
Ground. 
Its Surface is bare and cold, lei it is eafy to co-. 
ver-and warm it: for this Purpofe I have found | 
nothing equal to the following Method. 
Scatter over the Surface. round the Stem of e-: 
very new planted Tree, and among the whole 
Plantation, a Parcel. of old woollen Rags, torn 
into {mall Pieces... Taylors Shreds will do, but 
Rags of Cloth that-has been worn, are much. 
better. 
Ne, 8, 
3 Advantage. 
. fown now. 
fing Variety in the Hedge; 
dom, is to be raifed in the fame Manner. 
taken in the gathering of them. 
Over thefe, fprinkle fome good Dung: and ha- 
ving f{pread the whole regularly, fo as to cover 
the Surface, bring on fome Brickbats, and lay 
one here and there to keep down the Dung 
and the Rags, that the Wind may not carry 
them away. 
By this Means, ate whole Body of the Ground 
not only about ‘the Stems of the Trees, but 
between them will be kept warm and mellow. 
The Winters Wet will diffolve, and Carry into 
the Ground, the Salts, and other ufeful Parts 
_ of the Dung and Rags, and enrich it furprizingly, 
In Spring, the Brickbats are to be taken off, 
and the Manure dug in. 
There is not any Thing fuperior to the Effeét 
_ of old woollen Rags, for thie Encouragement of 
_frefh planted Trees. | 
This I’ am fenfible is a new Praétice, but 
I write from Experience; and will anfwer for 
the Succefs, whoever ufes it. | 
A great many Trees are to be raifed in the 
Seminary for the Wildernefs Plantation; and he 
who has true Tafte, will never be without a Sup- 
ply of the feveral handfome common Kinds; that 
he may place them in Hedges about his 
Ground for Ornament, or in watte Spots for 
Several of thelg Kinds are to be 
The Maple, tho’ not a large, is, when well 
trained, a very handfome Bes: It gives a plea- 
and its Wood may 
be valuable. 
This is the Time of fowing it. The Seeds 
fhould be gathered when full ripe in Autumn; 
_ and being fpread upon a Floor for a little Time 
to harden, they will be now fit for putting into 
; the Ground. 
Let them be fcattered over a new te 
Piece of Earth, and half an Inch of Bnee 
Mould fifted over them. Throw a few Pieces of 
_ Furze-buth over the Ground, and {fo leave theni 
to Nature. 
The Oak, the Pride and Glory of our King- 
A be 
Acorn ripens at the End of Summer, and the 
Principle of Growth in it is fo ftrong, that it will 
fhoot foon after, tho’ not bd! to the 
Ground, and with this Shoot it decays, 
Therefore what Nature directs, let the Gardener 
follow, and takethe right Advantage of this Vigour. 
Let a Bed be dug for Acorns; and let Care be — 
They fhould be 
chofen full ripe, and from a tall well fhaped 
Bb Tree; 
