6 The Englifh Gardner. 
not to dole the earth to the roots: fo let them red till they 
have got fome good fpreading roots. Then yon may plant 
them out where they may be grafted, which may be after 
two years growth. You will find a great difference between 
a Tree that is planted (hallow, and hath fpreading roots, and 
one that hath a tap-root, or is planted too deep : the (hal¬ 
low hath ordinarily the beft ground,and the influence of the 
Heavens doth operate more fpeedily and effe&ually, which 
cauleth Trees to bear fruit beft and quickeft. And thus you 
may do with the fuckers of any kind, either of Pears,Plums, 
Cherries, &c. of which in a little time you may make a good 
improvement: After two years growth you may graft or 
inoculate many of them in cale they thrive well. It will be 
your beft way to let your Stocks for Pears or Apples be 
pretty lufty before you graft them, that then they may be 
able to (hoot high enough the firft year for their heading 
heighth. I have often found it inconvenient to graft ftocks 
too weak 3 though I know fome will graft them the fame 
year they were planted. Indeed it may fo chance amongft 
many, fome few may have fome indifferent fhoots 3 but I 
know, had they ftayed two years, they would have been as 
forward and handfomer Trees. Befides, there be feveral 
forts of Fruit, fuch as Pairmains, Winter-Queenings, July- 
flower Apples, <&c. that will not make a Tree worth your 
labour, if the Stock be not very lufty before you graft them, 
they do naturally (hoot fo weakly and crooked. Thus it is 
with divers forts of Pears, of which the Warden is one of 
the word to make a handfom graceful Tree of. Obferve 
this for certain,that generally thofo Stocks which have been 
railed from the Stone or Kernel, have better Roots than thole 
railed from Suckers, after they have been once planted,and 
the Tap-root cut pretty fhort. The next thing to be con- 
fidered, is the Seafon when this work of planting is to be 
performed, which is from the end of September to the end of 
February, or a little later, if occalion require: But if the Sea¬ 
fon be very dry, or the Sap very high, as it is fometimes at 
