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Something may here be expected about the fittest Seajon for this C h a p.IIWork of Tram[planting ; of which having spoken in another * Trea- ^/Yvtise annex’d to this (as well as in divers other Places throughout this ofForest-trees) I shall need add little, after I have recommended theearliest Removals, not only of all the sturdy Sort in our Woods , buteven of some less tender Trees in our Orchards, Tears, Apples,

Vulgar Cherries, whilst we favour the delicate and tender Murals ,

and such as are pithy, as the Wall-nut, and some others. But after all,what fays the plain Wood-man, speaking of Oaks, Beech , Elms, Haw-thorns, and even what we call wild and Hedge-Fruit ? “ Set them,

" says he, at AH-halloutide, and command them to prosper; set them“ at Candlemas, and intreat them to grow”. Nor needs it Explanation.

8. But here some may enquire what Distances I would generallyassign to transplanted Trees ? To this somewhat is said in the ensuing‘Periods, and as Occasion offers; though the promiscuous rising of themin Forest-work , wild and natural, is to us, I acknowledge, more plea-sing than all the studied Accuracy in ranging of them ; unless it bewhere they conduct and lead us to Avenues, and are planted for Vistas(as the Italians r Te:m\\s) in which Cafe, the Proportion of the Breadthand Length of the Walks, t£c. should govern, as well as the Natureof the "tree ; with this only Note, That soch Trees as are rather aptto spread than mount (as the Oak, Beech, Wall-nut, &c.) be dis-posed at wider Intervals than the other, and such as grow best in Con-sort, as the Elm, AJh, Lime-tree, Sycamore, Fir, Pine, &c. Regardis likewise to be had to the Quality of the Soil, for this Work : V.G.

If Trees that affect cold and moist Grounds be planted in hot and dryPlaces, then sot them at clofir Order • but Trees which love dry andthirsty Grounds, at farther Distance. The like Rule may also guide inSituations exposed to impetuous Winds and other Accidents, which mayserve for general Rules in this Piece of Tatties. In the mean Time,if you plant for Regular Walks, or any single Trees, a competent Ele-vation of the Earth in Circle, and made a little hollow like a shallowBason (as I already mention’d) for the Reception of Water, and re-freshing the Roots, sticking Thorns about the Edges, to protect themfrom Cattle, were not amiss. Fruit-trees thus planted, if Beans besot about them, produces a little Crop, and will shade the Surface, per-haps without any Detriment : But this more properly belongs to Pomona.

Most Shrubs of Ever-green , and some Trees may be planted very nearone another Myrtles, Laurel, Bays, Cyprus, Tew, Ivy, Pome-granates and others, also need little Distance, and indeed whatever isproper to make Hedges : But for the Oak , Elm, Wall-nut, Firs,and the taller Timber-Trees, let the dismal Effects of the late Hurri-cane (never to be forgotten) caution you never to plant them too nearthe Mansion (or indeed any other House) that so if such Accidenthappen, their Fall and Ruin may not reach them.

9* To leave nothing omitted which may contribute to the Stability ofour transplanted 'Trees, something is to be premised concerning theirStaking, and securing from external Injuries, especially from Windsand Cattle ; against both which, such as are planted in Copses, and forample Woods, are sufficiently defended by the Mounds and their closerOrder ; especially if they rise of Seed: But where they are exposed insingle Rows, as in Walks and Avenues , the most effectual Course is toempale them with three good Quarter Stakes of competent Length,

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