Ghap, VIII 



Of Nurferksy and the Care that fiould 

 be taken of them ; with the Manner 

 ■of raifing from Seed all the Plants 

 that are made ufe of in Pleafiire- 

 Gardens. 



HIS Chapter will appear none of the leaft 

 ufefui in this Treatife, if we confider the 

 Expence a Nurfery faves^ or the Convenience 

 it conftantly affords its Mafter. One Sign of 

 its Ufefulnefs is, that all great Houfes are 



ordinarily provided with them, as things 

 perfectly neceffary and indifpenfable in Gardens of gl'eat 

 Extent. 



One great Advantage of a Nurfery is, that when any 

 Tree dies in a Garden, you may pick one-out of your own 

 Ground to (iipply its Place, without being obliged to feek 

 Abroad, fometimes a great way off, and withal to buy dear ^ 

 befides. Trees take better, and grow more beautiful, when 

 they are raifed in the fame Ground, the Roots not having 

 time to take Air and dry in the Space that a Tree is taking 

 up and replanting, when done fo immediately. 



'Trs an Accident too often happens to Trees that come 

 from far, that the Roots lofe their Spirits, or are frozen and 

 fuffer much in tranfporting j which occafions the Death of 

 moft young Plants. 



Nurseries are ordinarily fet in By-places, as at the 

 Etid of a Park, or the like. 'Tis not but that, with Care^ 

 tiiey may be made agreeable enough to Sight, and that 'tis,- 



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