C a p. IV. The Garibby-Iflands. 



and if need be 3 carry along with them the roots of the weeds, 

 whofe after-growth they would prevent. 



The ground being thus prepar'd, it is divided into feveral 

 ridges or beds dilrant one from the other two or three foot. 

 To do this, they make ufe of long cords, which at the, diftance 

 of every two foot, or thereabouts, are marked with a little 

 piece of cloth, which is few'd thereto j and then they place' 

 little fticks at all the places anfwerable to thofe marks to. the 

 end, that when the time of tranfplanting the young Tobacco is 

 come, which is immediately after it hath pleas'd God to fend 

 a good mower, of rain, they (hould have nothing elfe to do 

 but to plant, and not lofe time in making thofe divifions of the 

 Garden or Plantation. 



The Tqbacco-plant is ready for its removal out of the bed ' 

 where, it had been firft fown, when it hath four or five leaves 

 ftrpng and thick enough, and about the bredth of a mans 

 hand 3 for then, if it happen that the ground isfbftned by a. 

 pleafant fhower. of rain, all thofe who are defirous of having 

 good Tobacco with the firft Teafon matter not much the incon- 

 venience of being wet, fo they can, but fet a good quantity of 

 it, in the ground. At that time there is an emulation among 

 good hufbands, every qrie endeavouring to outvye the 

 otner in working : Some are employ'd in chufing and taking 

 off the. Plants from the beds, and difpofing them into bafkets^ 

 others Carry them to thofe whofe work it is to plant them ex- 

 actly at the places which had been before marked by the cord, 

 as we faid elfewhere. 



Thofe who are employ'd about the planting of them make 

 a hole in the ground with a fharp ftick, into which they fet the 

 root of the Tobacco 5 then they thruft the earth pretty hard 

 about, yet fo as that the upper part of the Plant benotco- 

 ver'd : And thus they do all along every rank, and affoon as 

 they have finifh'd one they begin another. Having performed 

 that exercife, at the next meeting of the Neighbours together 

 their common difcourfe is, to enquire one of another how ma- 

 ny thoufands of Plants they have fet in the ground, and thence 

 calculate the hopes of the future harveft. 



The Plant being thus fet in the ground, which is commonly 

 done in feveral intervalls, in regard it feldom happens that 

 there is fo plentiful a fall of rain as that it might be done at 

 once, or haply becaufe the ground is not all prepar'd at the 

 fame time, or that there are not Plants enough, is not there- 

 upon neglected 3 on the contrary, this is but the beginning 

 of the pains and care which the ordering of it requires j for 

 the Planters muft be very careful to vifit it often, and affoon 

 as they have perceiv'd that it hath taken root, there muft be 

 a fpecial care taken that the Caterpillars and other mifchie- 

 vous Infects, whereof there are abundance in thofe Countries, 

 do not gnaw it, and hinder its growth. The 



