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Which is commonly the Cafe with 

 thofe brought annually from Genoa, 

 fcarce one Seed in fifty of them ever 

 rifing ; however, fince we have ma- 

 ny large Trees now in England, 

 which produce good Seeds, we need 

 not fend to Italy for them : but were 

 I to advife, I mould much rather 

 have them from Portugal than Italy ; 

 for the Voyage being much fhorter, 

 they are generally brought from 

 thence in very good Condition ; 

 efpecially if they are brought over 

 in the Packet-boat to Plymouth. 



The manner in which I would 

 advife their being fown is, for large 

 Quantities, in Drills at about four 

 Feet Diftance ; but for a fmall Par- 

 cel, they mull be fown in Rows 

 On a Bed much nearer. 



The Ground on which thefe Seeds 

 are fown, mould be well dug, and 

 cleanfed from the Roots of all no i- 

 ous Weeds, &c. and levelled even, 

 and the great Clods broken; then 

 draw the Rills with an Hoe in a 

 ftrait Line (as is pra&ifed in the 

 fowing of Kidney beans! about two 

 Inches deep, laying the Acorns 

 therein three or four Inches afuh- 

 der ; then draw the Earth over them 

 with the Head of a Rake, obferv- 

 ing that none of them are left un- 

 covered, which would entice the 

 Vermin to attack your Acorns, efpe- 

 cially the Mice, whereby your Se- 

 minary will be greatly injured, if 

 not wholly deftroyed. 



In the middle of April the young 

 Plants will appear above-ground ; 

 you muft then clear the Ground 

 fromWeeds, which would foon over- 

 fpread and deftroy the Plants ; which 

 inuft conftantly be obferved, efpe- 

 cially while they are young. The 

 firft Year from Seed they will make 

 but fmall Progrefs; but afterward 

 they will make amends by their 

 quick Growth (cfpeciallyif theyagree 



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with the Soil) i in March following 

 you muft gently dig up the Ground 

 between the Rows of Plants, in or- 

 der to deftroy the Weeds; and to 

 render it light for the Roots to ftrike 

 out ort each Side* which will greatly 

 promote the Growth of the Plants : 

 but in doing of this; you mould be 

 very careful not to difturb the Roots 

 of the Plants, which would greatly 

 injure them : in this Place they 

 may remain until the fecond Spring 

 after fowing, when* in the Begin- 

 ning of April \ you mould take up 

 the Plants where they are too clofe, 

 and tranfplant them where they are 

 defigned to remain. But as thefe 

 Trees are fubjecl to hare Tap-roots, 

 they are very difficult to be removed: 

 you mull therefore obferve to take 

 them up with a good Ball of Earth 

 to their Roots, and carry them im- 

 mediately to the Places where they 

 are to be planted, placing them into 

 Holes which fiiould be well prepared 

 belore ; and if the .Weather be dry; 

 you mould pOur a good Quantity of 

 Water into the Holes about the 

 Earth to make it like Pap ; then 

 placing the Plants therein, you lhould 

 fill up the Holes about their R.oots, 

 with tjbe like pappy Earth ; and then, 

 lay feme Mulch upon the Surface of 

 the Ground round their Roots, andL 

 give them fome Water to fettle the 

 Earch to their Roots : and if the 

 Sea! on fhould continue dry, yon 

 muft repeat watering them once a 

 Week, which Water fhould be pour- 

 ed all over the Head, of the Plants : 

 but by no means give them tod 

 much, which, as I have already faidj 

 deftroys more new - planted Trees 

 than any Other Accident whatever. 

 But in taking up thefe Plants from 

 the Seminary, you fhould be care- 

 ful not to injure the Roots of thofe 

 left remaining : nor muft the Cround 

 about their Roots remain long tJpertj 

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