Chap. V. 



Of the Choice that ought to be made of 

 Trees proper for Pleafure-Gardem^ 

 and of their good and had Qualities^ 



I S of no fmall Importance, to know how to 

 choofe the Trees and Plants that are to be 

 madeUfe of in Gardens. Thofe who have 

 the greateft Skill, oftentimes find themfelves 

 deceived in Spite of all their Experience t 

 However, there are fonie pretty fure Marks 

 to diftinguifh good Plants from bad ones ^ which are to b^ 

 found at the End of this Chapter, whither I refer yon for all 

 I have to fay, or can be ^defired, towards making a true 

 Judgment of their Goodnefs. 



All the Trees that are commonly made Ufeof in Plea- 

 fure-Gardens, come under two Sorts of Names^ the Wild\^ 

 and the AquMkh 



The Wild are fo called, becaufe they naturally grow in 

 Woods and Forefts^ as the Oak,'^Elm, Chefnut^ Horn-^ 

 beam, d^c. 



The Aquatick, which are much fewer in Number, are 

 fo named, becaufe they delight in watery moift Places, and 

 grow better there than any where elfe, as the Afp, Poplar^ 

 Alder, &c. 



It will not be improper, before I come to fpeak parti-' 

 cularly of the following Trees, to explain what is meant by 

 Sets and Layers.' 



When we fay a Tree comes up from a Set or Gutting^" 

 'tis to be underftood, that there is no more to be done, than 

 to cut a Branchy fharpen it at the End, and thruft it into the 



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