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Whole Tree making a ragged Ap- 

 pearance, the Leaves coming out 

 late in the Spring, and falling early 

 in the Autumn, renders it not wor- 

 thy of a Place : fo mould be rooted 

 out of every Garden. 



The Sorts with ftripedLeaves are 

 preferv'd by thofe who are curious 

 in collecting variegated Plants ; but 

 they are not worth propagating, un- 

 lefs for the fake of Variety ; being 

 of flower Growth, and, in mod Peo- 

 ples Judgments, lefs beautiful, than 

 the plain Sorts. 



There are fome other Varieties of 

 the Elm, which differ fo little from 

 the Sorts here enumerated, as fcarce- 

 ly to be diftinguifli'd ; fo it will be 

 needlefs to mention them, becaufe 

 they are not fo proper to make Plan- 

 tations, as the other more common 

 Sorts. 



The tenth Sort is very common 

 in fome Parts of Hertford/hire, and 

 (in Camhridgejhire, where there is 

 carceany other Sort of Elm to be 

 \ "een. This makes a very handfome 

 npright Tree, and retains its Leaves 

 lis late in the Autumn as the com- 

 non fmall - leavM Elm, which is 

 I all'd the EngHJh Elm by the Nurfe- 

 ly-men near London-, but it doth 

 I ot come out fo early in the Spring. 

 I The eleventh Sort is by fome Per- 

 | ons preferr'd to mod others for the 

 Iree Growth, and its retaining the 

 .eaves longer than any other Sort, 

 ■■""he Bark of this Tree is very 

 nooth, and of an Afli-colour ; the 

 eaves are of a lively green Colour; 

 lid the Growth of the Tree is very 

 tj "gular and upright. 



The twelfth Sort is not fo much 

 Iteem'd as either of the former; but, 

 lung a very hardy Kind, it will 

 I'ow in fuch Soils as the former will 

 l.)t ; for which fome Perfons culti- 

 l.te it; tho 1 I think neither this, nor 

 fle Dutch Elm, worth planting. 

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Thefe Trees may be either pro- 

 pagated by Layers or Suckers taken 

 from the Roots of the old Trees; 

 the latter of which is greatly praclt!- 

 fed in many Places : but as thefe are 

 often cut up with indifferent Roots, 

 they very often mifcarry, and render 

 the Succefs doubtful ; whereas thole 

 which are propagated by Layers, 

 are in no Hazard, and always make 

 better Roots, and come on fafter, 

 than the other,nor do they fend out 

 Suckers from their Roots in fuch 

 Plenty ; for which Reafon this Me- 

 thod fhould be more univerfaliy 

 pra&is'd. And fmce a fmall Com- 

 pafs of Ground fill'd with Stools of 

 thefe Plants will be fufficient to fur- 

 nifh a Nurfery of a considerable Ex- 

 tent, annually, with Layers to be 

 tranfplanted, it is richly worth every 

 Perfon's while, who would cultivate 

 thefe Trees, to allot a Piece of 

 Ground for this Purpofe. 



The bell Soil for fuch a Nurfery 

 is a frefh Hazel loam, neither too 

 light and dr.y, nor over-moift and 

 heavy ; this Ground ihould be well 

 trench'd, and a little rotten Dung 

 buried therein ; and in doing of this, 

 great Care mould be taken to pick 

 out all Roots of pernicious Weeds ; 

 which, if left in the Ground, would 

 be very injurious to the Layers, and 

 can't afterwards be fo eafiiy rooted 

 out : then having laid the Ground 

 level, the Plants mud: be planted at 

 about eight Feet afunder each Way. 

 The bell Seafon for this Work is in 

 Autumn, as loon as the Leaves be- 

 gin to decay, that they may take 

 Root before the dry Weather in the 

 Spring comes on, whereby a great 

 Expence of watering them will be 

 faved : for if they are well fettled in 

 the Ground before the dryWeather, 

 they will require little more than to 

 m ulch theirRoots, to keep the Earth 

 from drying, 



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