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out, their Roots mould be covered, 

 to prevent the Wind from drying 

 their Fibres : and in planting, the 

 Earth fhould be preffed clofe to the 

 Roots of the Plants, to prevent the 

 Air from penetrating the Ground 

 to the Roots of the Plants. If the 

 Seafon fhoujd prove dry, it will be 

 proper to 'water the Plants every 

 Week once or twice, according to 

 the Warmth of the Weather ; and 

 the Beds mould be covered with 

 Mats, to fcreen the Plants from the 

 Sun, and drying Winds, until they 

 have taken good Root ; after which 

 time they will require no farther 

 Care, but to keep them clear from 

 Weeds. In thefe Beds the Plants 

 may remain two Years ; at the End 

 of which they fhould be tranfplanted 

 into an open Spot of Ground ; for 

 their Roots will in that tune meet 

 quite over the Beds. This Ground 

 mould be well trenched and cleared 

 from the Roots of all bad Weeds, 

 and made level to receive the Plants, 

 which fhould be tranfplanted about 

 the Beginning of April, jufl before 

 they begin to moot ; and if it 

 fhould prove moiil Weather, it will 

 be of great Advantage to the grow- 

 ing of the Plants. In removing 

 them out of the Beds, there fhould 

 be great Care taken, not to tear off 

 or injure their Roots ; nor fhould 

 too many of the Plants be taken up 

 at one time ; but rather plant them 

 as fail as trey are taken up, that 

 they may be as little time out of the 

 Ground as poihble ; for the drying 

 Winds which ufuaily happen at this 

 Stafon, will greatly injure the Roots 

 of thefe Plants, if they are much 

 expofed thereto. 



The D.llance which thefe Plants 

 fhould be placed in this Nurfery 

 fnould be four Feet Row from Row, 

 aad two Feet aiunder in the Rows. 

 This Dilian.ce may by ibme Perions 



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be thought too great ; but if thef 

 confider how their Roots fpread in 

 the Ground, as alfo that when they 

 are planted nearer together, it will 

 be very difficult to take up the Plants 

 again, without cutting 2nd tearing 

 off their Roots, efpecially if they 

 are not all taken up clean at the 

 fame time; thefe Confederations will 

 have greater Weight than that of 

 the Lofs of a little Ground, with 

 thofe Perfons who have a regard to 

 the future Welfare of the Plants. 

 Tn planting of the Plants, it will 

 be the better way to draw a Line 

 crofs the Ground, and to dig out a 

 Trench of a Foot wide thereby, 

 into which the Plants may be placed 

 at the Dillance of two Feet afunder ; 

 then fill the Earth into the Trench, 

 covering the Roots of the Plants 

 with the fineft Part of it, fcattering 

 it carefully between the Roots ; and 

 when the whole Trench is filled in, 

 prefs the Earth gently down with 

 your Feet ; but by no means tread 

 it too hard, efpecially if the Ground 

 is ftrong, or apt to bind too clofe. 



When the Plants are planted, if 

 the Seafon fhould prove dry, they 

 mould be watered to fet#e the Earth 

 to their Roots ; and if this is repeated 

 three or four times (if the Seafon 

 fhould continue dry), it will greatly 

 promote their taking new Roor, 

 and fecure them from the Injuries or 

 the drying Winds. 



In this Nurfery the Plants may 

 remain two or three Yean, accord- 

 ing to the Growth they fhall have 

 made ; and during this time, the 

 Ground between the Plants fhou'd 

 be conftantly kept clean from Weeds, 

 and dug between the Rows every 

 Sprisig; in doing of which, Care 

 mud be taken not to cut or injure 

 the Roots of the Plants : this is all 

 the Culture they will require during 

 their Continuance in the Nurfery. 

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