of EARTH, &c.

refreih’d, and then beating it a little close with the bacic of ydur Spade,P^nt it successfully; for this you will find to be much better, than to"A at er it after you have planted (as the Custom is) and as you.mayobserve in letting Violets, Auricula’s, ‘Primroses, and other QapiUalrie *, planted in Beds or Bordures, and then dassi’d with a Flood ofWater, which so soon as the Sun has look’d upon, resign and lose theirTinctures, 'scorch and shrivel up: Here therefore let Gardeners be cau4t; ous how they expose their Exoticks and choicer Case-Plants, whichhrany times having born the Winter bravely in the Conservatory , dwin-hse away, and are lost on the sudden, by being too suddenly plac’d inthe Eye of the Sun in March, (or later ) when they most of all re-tire the Protection of a thin Hedge , or Canvas Curtain , to break historching Darts, as well as defend them from our then too constantan d rigorous Etesans. Lastly,

For the Season likewise of this Work, let it be towards the Even -ln g in hot and Summer Days, for the Reason immediately assign’d; forthe Moisture being in a short time drunk up, deserts the Plant to theburning Planet ; and hence it is, that Summer Mists are lo noxious,and Meridian Waterings ; and therefore the best Expedient is, uponsuch Exigencies to pour your Refreshings rather all over the Area onWhich your Castes of choice and rare Shrubs are plac’d, and among theAlleys and Paths between your Beds of Flowers , for the raising artifi-cial ‘Dews , ( by which is unfolded no common Secret; ) or water themper lingulam, and guttatim, than either with the Pot or Bucket:And after this manner, if at other Seasons they stand in need of Heatand Comfort of Warmth, by strewing Sand ox Cinders on the lame In-tervals, the Reflection will recreate them upon all Emissions of theSun-beams. .

As for grosser Plantations , and Trees of old Orchard-bruits, Mo-deration is also to be observed, and not to dassi on such a quantitynear the Stem and Body ; but first with the Spadeyo loosen the Earthabout them, especially tovvards the Extremities of the tenderest Roots,Which generally lprout at the ends of the most woody, whose Mouthsarc shut with tougher Bark. These therefore may be cut Hoping toquicken them a little, and make them strike fresh Fibres ; especiallyif some rich and tempting Mould be seasonably apply’d: For Treeswill (as we ssiew’d) with very little Earth to cover them, take firstRoot (provided you stablissi them against impetuous Winds, Shocksand Accidents of Force) and thrive exceedingly with this Refresh-ment.

Some make pretty large Holes with an Iron Crow, or (which isbetter) a pointed Stake, and pour the Liquor in at thole Overtures;but besides that by this means they wound the Roots, ( which gan-grenes, and sometimes kills the Tree ) if the Holes be not fill’d, theAir and Moisture mouldies them: So as when all is lumm’d together,there's nothing comparable to frequent stirring up the Ground, open-ing the dry Clod, and watering upon that; and if you lay any Fern-Hakes, or other Trash about them, capp’d with a little Earth, to en-tertain the Moisture, and skreen it from the Heat, let it not be wad-Sied Iq-selolc; orctuffer’d to lie so long, as to contract any Mustiness;but rather loose and easy, that the Air may have free Intercourse, andto break the more intense Ardours of the scorching Sun-beams.

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Thus