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the Fury of Winds : but they mould 

 not be planted too near a Garden, 

 Where Fruit-trees, or other Plants, 

 are placed ; becaufe the Roots of 

 the Elms run fuperficially near the 

 Top of the Ground to a great Di- 

 jftance, and will intermix with the 

 Roots of the other Trees, and de- 

 prive them of Nourishment. Nor 

 Ihould they be planted near Gravel 

 or Grafs-walks, which are defign'd 

 to be well kept ; becaufe the Roots 

 will run into them, and fend forth 

 Suckers in great Plenty ; which will 

 deface the Walks, and render them 

 unfightly. 



But for large Gardens, where 

 Shade is requir'd, there is fcarce any 

 Tree fo proper for that Purpofe, be- 

 ing eafy to remove when grown to 

 a confulerable Size ; fo that a Per- 

 fon who is willing to have his Plan- 

 tations for Shade in a fhort time, 

 may procure Trees of one Foot Cir- 

 cumference in their Trunk, which 

 will be in no Danger of fucceeding, 

 provided they are. remov'd with 

 Care. And thefe will take Root, 

 and grow again, almoft as well as 

 young Plants, which is what few 

 other Sorts of Trees will do ; but 

 then they mould be fuch Trees as 

 have been thus regularly train'd up 

 in a Nurfery, and have good Roots, 

 and not fuch as are taken out of 

 Hedge-rows (as is by fome pradtis'd), 

 which feldom rife with any tolera- 

 ble Roots, and confequently often 

 mifcarry ; and this has been the 

 Occafion of fo many Plantations of 

 thefe Trees failing ; for although 

 ♦ fome of them may live a few Years, 

 yet few of them are of long Dura- 

 tion, and they rarely increaie much 

 in their Stems, but frequently grow 

 hollow, their Heart decaying £ rft j 

 fo that they are fupported only by 

 their Bark or Shell, for a few Years, 

 and the tidt fevere Winter, or very 



dry Summer, they are generally de* 

 .flroyed. 



But although I have faid, that 

 Elms which aretiain'd up in a Nur- 

 fery may be remov'd with Safety, at 

 a larger Size than moft other Trees, 

 yet I would not have it underftood, 

 that by this I would recommend 

 the planting of them when large ; 

 for if People would have a little Pa- 

 tience when they plant, and never 

 plant any of thefe Trees which are 

 more than four or five Inches in 

 Girt of their Stems, they will in a 

 few Years become better Trees than 

 any of thofe which are tranfplanted 

 of a much larger Growth, and they 

 will always grow to a much larger 

 Size : befides, they are much more 

 eafily remov'd, and do not require to 

 be fo ftrongly fupported; nor is there 

 much Danger of the young Trees 

 mifcarrying : therefore it is much 

 more eligible to make choice of 

 young thriving Trees (but not out 

 of a better Soil than that where they 

 are to be planted),and never to plant 

 any large Trees, unlels where a 

 fmall Number may be wanted for an 

 immediate Shade ; and in fuch Cafes, 

 it is always proper to plant fome 

 youngTrees amongft the large ones, 

 to fucceed them when they fail. 



In Planting of thefe Trees, great 

 Care mould be taken not to Oury 

 their Roots too deep ; which is very 

 injurious to them, efpecially if they 

 are planted on a moill Loam or 

 Clay ; in which Cafe, i\ the Clay is 

 near the Surface, it will be the belt 

 way to raife the Ground in an Hill, 

 where each Tree is to be planted ; 

 which will advance their Roots 

 above the Surface of the Ground, fo 

 that they will not be in Danger of 

 rotting in Winter with Moifture. 



When thefe Trees are propagated 

 by Suckers taken from the Foot of 

 old Trees, they are commonly laid 

 5 B 2 into 



