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raised a little higher than the Area, as they make the Beds for ordinary C »'Pot-herbs, to keep them loose and warm, and in such Beds you maysow Seeds as you do Purstane, mingled with seme fine Earth , and thin-ly covered, and then fora Fortnight strewed over with Straw, to pro-test them both from sudden Heat and from Birds : The Season is Aprilor May, though some forbear even till July and August, and in thesecond Quarter of the Moon , the Weather calm and serene. At theBeginning, keep them moderately frelh (not over wet) and cleanweeded, secured from the Rigour of Frosts ; the second Year of theirGrowth, about the Beginning of Odiober , or early Spring, draw themgently out, prune the Roots, and dipping them a little in Pond-water,transplant them in a warm Place or Nursery ; ’tis best ranging them inDrills , two Foot large, and one in Depth , each Drill three Foot Di-stance, and each Plant two. And if thus the new Earth be somewhatlower than the Surface of the rest, ’twill the better receive the Rain.Being planted, cut them all within three Inches of the Ground. Wa-ter them not in Winter , but in extream Necessity, and when theWeather is warm, and then do it in the Morning. In this cold Seasonyou shall do-well to cover the Ground with the Leaves of Trees, Straw,or short Litter , to keep them warm; and every Year you shall givethem three DreJJings or half Diggings; viz. in April, June andAugust ; this, for the first Year, still after Rain: The second Springafter transplanting, purge them of all superfluous Shoots and Cions,reserving only the most towardly for the future Stem ; this to be doneyearly, as long as they continue in the Nursery, and if of the principalStem so left, the Frost mortifie any Part, cut it off, and continue thisGovernment till they are nearyZv Foot high; after which suffer them tospread into Heads, by discreetly pruning and fashioning them : But ityou plant where Cattle may endanger them, the Stem had need he taller,for they are extreamly liquorisli of the Leaves.

4. When now they are about five Years Growth, you may trans-plant them without cutting the Root (provided you eradicate themwith Care) only trimming the Head a little; the Season is from Sep-tember to November in the New-Moon, and if the Holes ox Pits youset them in were dug and prepared some Mofiths before, it would muchsecure their taking: Some cast Horns, Bones, Shells , &c. into them, thebetter to loosen the Earth about them, which should be rich, and wellrefressied all Summer. A light, and dry Mould is best, well exposedto the Sun and Air, which above all things this Tree affects, andhates watery low Grounds : In Sum, being a very lasting Tree, theythrive best where Vines prosper most, whole Society they exceedinglycherish ; nor do they less delight to be amongst Corn, no Way preju-dicing it with its Shade. The Distance of these Standards would betwenty, or twenty-four Foot every Way, if you would design Walksor Groves of them ; if the Environs of Fields, Banks ot Rivers,High-ways , &c. twelve or fourteen Foot may suffice, but the fartherdistant the better ; for the White spreads its Root much farther than theBlack, and likes the Valley more than the higher Ground.

5. Another Expedient to increase Mulberries, is by Layers fromthe Suckers at the Foot; this done in Spring , leaving not above twoBuds out of the Earth, which you must diligently water, and thesecond Year they will be rooted : They will also take, by passing anyBranch or Arm slit, and kept a little open with a Wedge, or Stone,

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