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would flow in fuch Plenty, as to 

 render the Trees weak ana unheal- 

 thy. 



The two Sorts of Virginia Ce- 

 dars grow to a much greater Height 

 than the former, and in their native 

 Country afford excelh nt Timber for 

 many Uies ; but with us there are 

 very few which are above twenty or 

 twenty-five Feet high: tho' there is 

 no doubt of their growing larger ; 

 for they thrive very fait, after the 

 three firft Years, and refill the 

 lharpeft Frofts of our Climate ex- 

 ceeding well, and are very apt to 

 grow it.rah and regular, provided 

 they are not fuffercd to moot out 

 too much at Bottom. 



Thefe Plants are a;fo propagated 

 by Seeds, which mull be procured 

 from Virginia or Carolina (for they 

 Tnre\y produce ripe Seeds in Eng- 

 land), and fown as was directed for 

 the other Junipers : but as this Seed 

 can't be procured in England tiil 

 Spring ; fo, when fown at thatSea- 

 fon, it remains in the Ground until 

 the fucceeding Spring before the 

 Plants appear : therefore you mutt 

 obferve to keep the Beds clear from 

 Weeds, and not fujter the Seeds to be 

 difturbed ; which is often the Fault 

 of fome impatient People, who 

 think, becaufe the Plants do not rife 

 the fir ft Year, that they will never 

 come up, and fo dig up the Ground 

 again, whereby their Seeds are 

 buried ; but :f they are let remain, 

 they feldom fail to grow ; tho' fome- 

 tiir.es it is two Years after fowing, 

 before they come up. When the 

 Plants are come up, they mull be 

 carefully weeded ; and in dry Wea- 

 ther mould be refrefhed with Water, 

 which will greatly forward their 

 Growth ; and the Autumn following 

 they fnculd be transplanted into Beds 

 (as was directed for the common 

 juniper), obferving to prdervc a 



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Ball of Ear;h to their Roots j and 

 after they are planted, if the Seafon 

 is dry, they mull be carefully wa- 

 tered, and the Surface of the Ground 

 covered with Mulch, to prevent the 

 Sun and Wind from entering the 

 Earth, to dry their Fibres : but they 

 . fnouid not be too much watered, 

 which often proves injurious to 

 thefe Trees, by rotting their tender 

 Fibres foon after they are emitted, 

 whereby the Plants have been often 

 denroyed. 



Jn thefe Beds they may remain 

 two Years, obferving to keep them 

 clear from Weeds : and in Winter 

 you mould lay a little frefh Mulch 

 upon the Surface of the Ground 

 round their Roots, which will pre- 

 vent the Froft from penetrating to 

 them, and effectually preferve them; 

 for while the Plants are fo young, 

 they are liable to be impaired by 

 hard Frofts, when too much expo- 

 fed thereto; but when they have at- 

 tained a greater Strength, they will 

 refill the-fevereft of our Cold. 



/^fter two Years, they fhould 

 either be removed into aNurfery (as 

 was directed hr the common Juni- 

 per), or tranfp'anted where they are 

 cleiigned to remain ; obferving al- 

 ways to take them up carefully, 

 otherwife they are fubjeel: to fail up- 

 on tranfplanting ; as alfo to mulch 

 the Ground, and water them, as was 

 before directed, until they have taken 

 Root ; after which they will require 

 no farther Care, than only to keep 

 the Ground clear about their Roots, 

 and to prune up their Side-branches 

 to make them afpire in Height. 



The Soil in which you plant thefe 

 Trees, mould be freili and light, but 

 muft not be dunged, efpecially at 

 the- time when they are planted ; for 

 Dung is very hurtful to them, efpe- 

 ciaJF if it be not quite rotted to 

 Mould ; therefore the Mulch which 



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