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the Trees nioft. proper to plant the Walks, Hedges, and
Squares of jhefe Woods.
A s there is nothing longer a growing than a Wood, you
fliould confult the Ground where you would plant it, exa~
miningthe natural Bottom of the Earth by digging the leveral
Places, and obierving the Grafs that covers it. If the Ground
be moift, and cover'd with Reeds and Rufhes, plant in it
thole Trees that love the Water • if it be dry, the Trees we
call Wild will fuit it better : for what will pleale the natural
Soil, fhould always be regarded, otherwife the Wood will be
a long time in coming up.
By this you lee the Difference there is between Woods
and Parterres, and Bowling-greens, which are finer from the
firft Day they are planted, than afterwards ; whereas a Wood
in its younger Age has nothing in it perfect, being deftitute
of that Shade which yields fb much Pleafiire in Gardens, and.
which conftantly makes one wifh it ibmewhat older.
Wh e n you have old decayed Woods to new-furnifh
either in their Squares, or in their Outfides and Borders planted
with Trees and Hedges, there is much more trouble to make
any thing grow than in a young Plantation; for Trees are very
apt to die under thole that over-hang them, tho' you chuie
fuch as"are of the leaft delicate kind ; you can raife nothing,
but Thickets of Lilach, Elder, Sycamore, Box, and young.
Elm 1 and if you will by all means plant lbme Trees, you
muft open every thing perpendicular over head to give them;
Air, without which the Trees will become grubby, and die
away under the Cover. The Ground that has abundance of
Roots in it, and is quite worn out, is alio the moft improper
for young Plants to take in.. In fuch cafe, care ihould be ta-
ken to make Holes for them Ibmewhat large and deep,, car-
rying out the bad Earth, and filling them up again with the
bell new frefh Mold you can get- Thefe Trees Ihould be
marked with a Band of Straw, or Ozier Twigs, that they .
may be diftinguiihed from others,, and that care may be taken-
of them in the Summer. In- making the Holes you mould
be careful not to hurt the large Roots of the neighbouring
Trees, which would kill them, and be the Means of deitroy-
ing, your- Wood the fafler.-
the Trees nioft. proper to plant the Walks, Hedges, and
Squares of jhefe Woods.
A s there is nothing longer a growing than a Wood, you
fliould confult the Ground where you would plant it, exa~
miningthe natural Bottom of the Earth by digging the leveral
Places, and obierving the Grafs that covers it. If the Ground
be moift, and cover'd with Reeds and Rufhes, plant in it
thole Trees that love the Water • if it be dry, the Trees we
call Wild will fuit it better : for what will pleale the natural
Soil, fhould always be regarded, otherwife the Wood will be
a long time in coming up.
By this you lee the Difference there is between Woods
and Parterres, and Bowling-greens, which are finer from the
firft Day they are planted, than afterwards ; whereas a Wood
in its younger Age has nothing in it perfect, being deftitute
of that Shade which yields fb much Pleafiire in Gardens, and.
which conftantly makes one wifh it ibmewhat older.
Wh e n you have old decayed Woods to new-furnifh
either in their Squares, or in their Outfides and Borders planted
with Trees and Hedges, there is much more trouble to make
any thing grow than in a young Plantation; for Trees are very
apt to die under thole that over-hang them, tho' you chuie
fuch as"are of the leaft delicate kind ; you can raife nothing,
but Thickets of Lilach, Elder, Sycamore, Box, and young.
Elm 1 and if you will by all means plant lbme Trees, you
muft open every thing perpendicular over head to give them;
Air, without which the Trees will become grubby, and die
away under the Cover. The Ground that has abundance of
Roots in it, and is quite worn out, is alio the moft improper
for young Plants to take in.. In fuch cafe, care ihould be ta-
ken to make Holes for them Ibmewhat large and deep,, car-
rying out the bad Earth, and filling them up again with the
bell new frefh Mold you can get- Thefe Trees Ihould be
marked with a Band of Straw, or Ozier Twigs, that they .
may be diftinguiihed from others,, and that care may be taken-
of them in the Summer. In- making the Holes you mould
be careful not to hurt the large Roots of the neighbouring
Trees, which would kill them, and be the Means of deitroy-
ing, your- Wood the fafler.-