Chap. V. of Gardening. 145*. 



The Poplar differs but little from the Trees kft men- ^opUr. 

 tion'd ; it grows to^^a confiderable Height, and very quick. 

 Its Wood is white, eafy to cleave, and fit for very few 

 Ufes. Its Bark is fmooth and whitilli, as well as its 

 Leaves, which are broad, clammy, and of a Ihining Green. 

 It grows likewife,from Cuttings. 



T he Sallow or Withy does not Ihoot very high, and is sxiUro. 

 the leaft of all thefe Trees ; its Wood is white, and fit to 

 make Baskets and Poles of j its Bark is very ugly, its Leaves 

 fmall and longifti, and of a faint Green- The Willow is 

 very fubjcx^t to weep and grow hollow, and fo is of no long 

 Continuance ; it is headed every three or four Years. It 

 grows from Cuttings, which the French call Plangom^ or 

 Settlings, which they plant upon the Banks of Rivers^ and 

 in marlhy Places. 



The Trees we call Aquatick, have a peculiar Merit, 

 which diftinguiflies them very much from thofe of the 

 Woods, in that they are fubje<it to no Vermin, by a Natu- 

 ral and Phyfical Reafon, which is, that they are of fo cold a 

 Nature, that the Iiife<5ts cannot lay their Eggs upon them. 



All the Trees hitherto mention'd, are, in general, cal- 

 led Foreft-Trees j thofe that follow being but Shrubs, made 

 ufc of in Woods to fill up and furnifli Brulh-wood at the 

 Foot of the great Trees. 



The White-Thorn, call'd by the French VAtibepine, is mhc-rhom, 

 one of the moft confiderable Shrubs, as well by reafon of '^^^''^ 

 its Flowers which yield a very fweet Smell, as for that it No^Mc^in^^ 

 allures the Nightingale, the moft charming Mufician of the 

 Woods. This Shrub grows without Difficulty ; 'tis armed 

 with very lharp Prickles, which makes it ufed in plantino- 

 Quickfet-Hedges, the Approach of which it defends with its 

 fliarp Thorns j its Leaves are indented, and of a very fine 

 Green. The^White-Thorn is very fubjed to Caterpillars 

 and is raifed from Seed and Layers. ^ 



THEHafel, or Nut-Tree, is alfo one of the fineft Shrubs m[d,orNm^ 

 for garnifliingof Groves i its Wood is very bright^ and.puts 

 out abundance of Boughs ; its Leaf is handfome ''and very 

 broad,, efpecially that of the Filberd, the Fruit of which is 

 inoft efteemed : Its Species is propagated by fowing the 



U ^ Fruir^ 



