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falls out, which any indifferent Judgment may eafily appre¬ 
hend by 1 the rules before fet down) to the end of February , 
and fomething after, efpecially if feme rules be well taken 
notice of which I {hall mention anon: but the fureft way is 
to take the head of the Seafon,for Trees will prepare andput 
more for root in a fortnight or three weeks when you plant 
berime, than they will in 6 or 8, when the ground is chill’d 
with wet and cold: and take notice,that you may ordinarily 
begin fooner to plant well-grown Trees, than thofe that are 
very young, and in a very thriving condition, efpecially 
young Apple-trees and Peaches,whole Stocks were railed of 
the Stone or Kernel, which willbe in a growing pofture even 
until extream weather put them to a Hand: and. therefore for 
fuch asthefe it would not be amifs to flay a little longer, 
until the Sap be fomewhat hardened, except your Tree be 
of luch a growth as you may afford to take off a pretty deal 
of its top or headj or that the weather be enclined to moi- 
(lure, the which may be a good opportunity. I have Ibme- 
times removed both Vines and other Trees, in a cale of ne- 
ceffity, at Midfummer, and with convenient watering and 
lhadowing for a time, they have done very well, but this 
is no fere rule to go by,but only (hew you what I have done, 
and may be by any in the like cafe, and lometimes to good 
purpofe. 
And altho many of thofe Trees which are removed very 
timely, as in the end of September^ and in October^ may fhrink 
and feern to wither much,yet they will recover arjdcome to 
their former plumpnels, and do well, as I have off experien¬ 
ced. Remember that it will be to good purpofe to water all 
filch Trees as you plant either very early or very late, lb loon 
as you have planted them: You may judge when the Sap is 
at a ftand,by obferving what I have writ in that place which, 
treateth of the planting out ofyoung Stocks, to which! refer 
you* Take notice that Pear-trees have ordinarily bothlels 
and more brittle or Ipalt roots, than Apple-trees, and there- 
force you muff take more pains in opening the ground deeper 
