The PraBice Part IL 



Trees are fubjed to be blown down^ and their Heads grow 

 crooked, and are very liable to be broke by the Winds* The 

 fecond, is to make a coarfe Lattice-work of fmall Rods^ 

 tied together with Oziers^ to fuftain and rear the Palifades 

 by, which, without this Help^ never ftand upright and well 

 upon their Feet ^ this is fome Charge indeed^ but is abfo-^ 

 lutely indifpenfable. 



A s to a young Palifade, th^ fecond Year of its flioot, af- 

 ter you have new-furnifli'd the Gaps, take it very clofe on 

 both Sides, that is to fay, behind and before, cUpping it 

 with Shears, which will make it rife and grov/ upright- 

 You muft never touch a rifing Shoot, by cutting its Head to^ 

 bring it to the fame Height with the reft. 'Tis no Defor- 

 mity to ycmng Plants, to fee fome higher than others* I am 

 very fenuble I fhall have a great many Gardeners againft me 

 in this Point, who will never leave their old way of cutting 

 and butchering Trees perpetually j but I am perfuaded^ 

 Men of Senfe, when they have examin'd my Reafons, will 

 be rather of my Opinion, than theirs^ which is founded only 

 upon an ancient and evil Cuftom. 



'Tis no matter for cutting the Head of a young Pali- 

 fade, unlefsyou intend to make it a Hedge Breaft-high, or 

 when the Palifade is grown up to the Height of 20 or 30 

 Foot i then cutting all to a Level, prevents its becoming 

 unfurniih'd at Foot^ and renders it moi*e regular and beau- 

 tifuh To keep Palifades well, Grafs fhovild never be fuf- 

 fer'd at the Foot of them, and they Ihould be flieared and 

 kept clofe on both Sides,, with the Pruning-Hook. for the tall 

 ones, and witk the Shears for the lower, to keep them from 

 growing out of one Side and the others You ought never 

 to be fparing in the Tillage and Watering of them^ which 

 is the beft and fureft way to make them grow with Speed. 



The Shrubs of Parterres, as Yews^ HoUys, Rofe-Trees^" 

 Hony^fuckles, Ihould be dug. about and watered froni 

 time to time. They areeafily molded into Balls and other 

 Figures, by clipping them with Shears ^ and to keep then^ 

 well, theyfliould be cut very clofe, and trimmed two or 

 three times a Year, that they may the better keep- the hand- 

 fome Shape you have brought diem to. 



