c 13 : 
Further, alfo in March it is needful, after this Earth 
hath been well ftirr’d, to fpread upon it fome long 
Dung that is not hot, three foot broad about the 
Stem, and four inches thick : But if fuch Dung is not 
to be had, lay lome Fern upon it the beginning of 
June> fo that the Earth may be keptfrelb, and the 
Roots preferved from the too great Heat of the Sun : 
But if neither Dung nor Fern is todse had, then you 
mud ftir four or five times a year, only the depth of 
half a fpade, for fear of hurting the Root, and this 
ftirring you muft continue until the Root be ftrong, 
and thus thefe banks of Earth will, by little and little, 
be brought lower by ftirring them from Year toYear. 
Now finding that in Trenches and Holes fill’d up 
with good ftore of Dung, the Earth fettles propor- 
tionably as the Dung rots and confumes, it muft be 
obferv’d in Planting, to fet the Roots of the Trees 
level with the ordinary Ground, becaufe the Earth 
fettling* in the Trench, links lower, and carries the 
Tree along with it : This Care befure take in the 
planting of fuch Pear-Trees as are ingrafted upon a 
Quince Stalk, and Apples upon a Paradife Apple, 
becaufe if you plant thefe two forts of Trees too low, 
fo that the Grafts come to be within the Ground, 
they will put forth Roots; and thereby caule the 
Trees iofenfibly to partake of the Graft, and fo to 
change their nature. 
You muft, in cold and moift Grounds, raife the 
Trenches (be it for Wall-Fruit or Hedges on the 
other fide of the Walk) two foot higher than the 
ordinary Ground upon which the Trees are to be 
planted, to the end that being further from the Wa- 
ter, their Fruit may be better and fairer colour’d, 
for they cannot have a good Tafte growing in -fuch 
Grounds as are moift and wet always ; for this Rea- 
fon it is, that the fides of Hills and higher Scit na- 
tions, are the moft advantageous for theGoodnefs 
of Fruit?', becaufe the Waters run from them with 
the more Eafe. 
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