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when their Leaves begin to decay ; 

 obferving, as was before directed, 

 to prune their Roots, and trim off 

 all lateral Shoots, or fuch as crofs 

 each other, ihortening all long 

 Branches, fo as to make the Head 

 regular. 



In the pruning of thefe Shrubs, 

 moft People make ufe of Garden- 

 jQieers, obferving only to cut the 

 Head round, as is practifed for Ever- 

 greens, C5V. whereby the Branches 

 become fo much crouded, that what 

 Fruit is produced, never grows to 

 half the Size as it would do, were 

 the Branches thinned, and pruned 

 according to Art ; which mould al- 

 ways be dene with a Pruning-knife, 

 Ihortening the llrong Shoots to about 

 ten Inches, and cutting out all thofe 

 which grow irregular, and thinning 

 the fruit-bearino: Branches where 

 they are too thick ; obferving always 

 ro cut behind a Leaf-bud: with this 

 Management your Fruit will be 

 near twice as large as thofe which 

 are produced upon fuch Bulhes as 

 are not thus pruned, and the Shrubs 

 will continue in Vigour much longer: 

 but you muft obferve to keep the 

 Ground clear from Weeds, and dig 

 it at leaft once a Year ; and every 

 other Year you mould beftow a 

 little rorten Dung upon it, which 

 will greatly improve the Fruit. 



It is a common Practice with the 

 Gardeners near London, who have 

 great Quantities of thefe Buflies, in 

 order to fupply the Markets, to 

 prune them foon after Michaelmas^ 

 and then to dig up the Ground be- 

 tween the Rows, and plant it with 

 Coleworts for Spring Ufe, whereby 

 their Ground is employed all the 

 "Winter, without prejudicing the 

 Goofberries; and in hard Winters 

 thefe Goieworts often efcape, when 

 shoie which are planted in an open 

 Expofure are all deftroj ed ; and 



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thefe are generally pulled up for Uf£ 



in February or March, fo that the 

 Ground is clear before the Goof- 

 berries come out in the Spring ; 

 which is a Piece of Hulbandry well 

 worth practifing where Ground is 

 dear, or where Perfons are confined 

 for room. 



GROVES are the greateft Orna- 

 ments to a Garden ; nor can a Gar- 

 den be complete which has not One 

 or more of thefe. In fmall Gardens 

 there is fcarce room to admit of 

 Groves of any Extent ; yet in thefe 

 there mould be at leaft one con- 

 trived, which mould be as large as 

 the Ground will allow it : and where 

 thefe are fmall, there is more Skill 

 required in the Difpofition, to give 

 them the Appearance of being larger 

 than they really are. 



Groves have been in all Ages held 

 in great Veneration : the antient 

 Romans had a Sort of Groves near 

 feveral of their Temples, which were 

 confecrated to fome God, and were 

 called Luci by Antipbrafis, a nan lu- 

 cendo, as being fhady and dark; and 

 thefe were dedicated to holy Ufes, 

 being Places of Solitude. and Retire- 

 ment, and were never to be violated 

 with the Ax. 



Thefe Groves are not only great 

 Ornaments to Gardens, but are alfo 

 the greateft Relief againft the vio- 

 lent Heats of the Sun, affording 

 Shade to walk under, in the hottell 

 Part of the Day, when the other 

 Parts of the Garden are ufelefs ; fo 

 that every Garden is defective which 

 has not Shade. 



Groves are of two Sorts ; *viz. 

 open and clofe Groves : Open 

 Groves are fuch H have large fhady 

 Trees, which Hand at fuch Diftances, 

 as that their Branches may approach 

 fo near each other, as to prevent the 

 Rays of the Sun from penetrating 

 through them : but as fuch Trees are 



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