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Of Propagating Fruit-trees. 
dered is, the nature and pofition of the 
land wherein it is to be planted. 
Although this Ifle be ftiled the Queen of 
JJles ,. tor its temperature ot Air, fertility 
o f Soil, &c. that we may truly fay of her 
as Rapinus of France , 
Though to all Plants each Soil is not difpos d. 
And on fome places Nature has impos'd 
Peculiar Laves , which Jloe unchangd pre- 
ferves 5 
Such fertile Laws Great Britain fcarce oh- 
ferves: 
She's fertile to excefs, moft Fruits fhe bears , 
And willingly repays the Plowmans cares . 
Yet is there required tome Judgment from 
the Husbandman in placing each Tree or 
Plant in the proper Soil it moft delights in, 
or in adapting Plants to the nature of each 
Soil you have to plant 5 for Trees will 
ftrangely prolper in ground that they like, 
comparatively to what they will do it they 
are planted in ground wherein they delight 
not. 
Virgil was of the fame opinion, when he 
fang, 
Nec vero terree ferre omnes omnia poffuntfic: 
All 
