£6 Of Propagating Fruit-trees. 
In the planting of your Trees, abate the 
down-rightRoots,leavingthofethatfpread: 
for it is obferved, that the more the Root 
fpreads, the more the Branches 3 tall Trees 
ufually extending their Roots deepeft, as 
Vjrgil obferved of the JEfculus, 
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JRthereas , tantwn radiceinTartara tenditi 
How much to Heav'n her Jpreadrng Branches 
Jfjoot , 
So much towards Hell extends her fixed 
Roof. 
Of thole Roots you leave, prune only 
the ends by cutting them like unto a 
Hinds foot on the under-fide, they will put 
iqrth new Roots the better. 
In cafe Trees have lain fome time out of 
•he ground, or been carried in the wind 
that their Pvoots feem to be d ry, fet them o- 
vqr-hight in water, immersing only the 
hoots; and it will very much revive them. 
Or when you plant them, after you have 
L : * an indifferent quantity ofEarth, caft 
va iV: or more of Water, as the large- 
uefs erthefofs requires; which not only 
quickens the Root, but makes the Earth 
adhere 
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