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THE 
ORDERING OF THE 
ORCHARD. 
The third part, or Orchard. 
Chap. I. 
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The fitmthn of an Orchard for fruit-hearing trees, and hoi» to 
amend the defcBs of many grounds . 
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S I hauc done in the two former parts of this Treatife, fo I 
meanetoproceede in this ; firft to fetdownerhefituation of 
an Orchard, and then other things in order : And firft,I hold 
that an Orchard which is, ‘or fhould bee pf feme reasonable 
large extent , Ihould be fo placed , that the houfe Ihould haue 
the Garden of flowers iuft before it open vpon the South, and 
the Kitchen Garden on the on^fide thereof, fhould alfo haue 
the Orchard on the other fide of the Garden of Pleafure, for 
many good reafons : Firft, for that the fruit trees being grown 
great and tall, will be agreat dicker from the North and Eaft windes , which may of- 
fend your chiefeft Garden, and although that your Orchard ftand a little bleake vpon 
the windes , y et trees rather endure thefe ftrong bitter blafis , then other fmaller and 
more tender fhrubs and herbes can doe. Secondly, if your Orchard Ihould ftand be- 
hindeyour Garden of flowers more Southward , it would ftiadow too much of the 
Garden, andbefides, would fo binde in the North and Eaft , and North and Weft 
windes vpon the Garden, that it would fpoilemany tender things therein s and fo much 
abate the edge of your pleafure thereof, that you would willingly wilh to haue no 
Orchard , rather then that it Ihould fo much annoy you by the fo ill ftanding thereof 
Thirdly, the falling leaues being ftill bio wne with the winde fo aboundantly into 
the Garden, would either fpoilc many things, or haue one daily and continuall at- 
tending thereon, to cleanfe and fweepe them away. Orelfeto auoide thefe great in- 
conueniences, appointout an Orchard the farther off, and feta greater drftance of 
ground betweene. For the ground or foile of the Orchard , what 1 haue fpoken con- 
cerning the former Garden for the bettering of the feuerall grounds, may vetywell 
ferue and be applycd to this purpofe. But obferuc this, that whereas your Gardens be. 
fore fpoken of may be turned vp, manured , and bettered With foile if they groweout 
of heart, your Orchard is not fo eafily done, but rhuft abide many yeares without alte- 
ring ; and therefore if theground be barren, or not good, it hadthe more neede to bee 
amended, or wholly made good, before you make an Orchard of it jyet forae there be 
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