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Show A Dicourfe of Foreft-Treess Chap.Vif, fow them confufedly in the Farrow like the Acory , and govern themas the Oak but then would the ground be broken up ’ewixt November and February; and when they {pring , be cleanfed at twofoot afunder, after twoyears growth: Likewife may Copfcs of Chefuuts be wonderfullyincreafed , and thickned, by/aying the tender and young branches; but fuch as {pring from the Nats and Marronsare beftof all, and wili thrive exceedingly, if being let ftand without removing , the ground be ftirr’d and loofned about their Roots, for two or three of the firft years, and the fuperfluous wood prun'd away 5 and indeed for good Trees, they fhould be fhrip'd up after the firft years removal : 7 hus will you have a Copfé readyfor a felling, within eight years , which (be- fides many other ufes ) will yield you incomparable Poles for any work of the Garden , Vineyard, or Hopyard, tillthe next cutting : And if the Tree /ke the ground, will in ten or twelve years grow i to a kind of Timber, and bear plentifulfruit. 3. Ihave feen manyChef-nut-trees tran{plaated as big as my arm, their beads cutoff atfive and fix foot height 5 but they came on atleifure : In fuch Plawtations, and all others for Avenues , you may fet them from thirty, to ten foot diftance, though they will grow much neerer, and fhootinto Poles, if ( being tender) Cec you cultivate them like the 4f), the nature of whofe Jhade it refembles, fince nothing affeé&ts much to grow under it : Some Husbands tell me, that the young ChefS zut-trees fhould not be pruned or touched with any Awife or edgetool, for the firft three or four years , butrather crop'd or broken off, which I leave to farther Experience. 4. The Chefuut being graffed inthe Wall unt , Oak, or Beech (Ihavebeentold) will come exceeding fair, and produce incomparable Fruit; for the Wa mnt, and Cheffmut in each other , it is probable; butI have not as yet made a full attempt; they alfo {peak of Inoculating Cherrys in the Chefaut-ftock for a later fruits Inthe mean time, 1 with we did more univerfally propagate the Horfe-Cheffuut , which being eafily increas'd_ fromlayers, growsin- to a goodly Stamdard , and bearsa moft glorious flower, evenio ourcold Countrey : This Tree is now all the mode for the Avenues to their Countrey Palaces in Frace, as appears by the late Superintendents Plantation at Vaux. It was firft brought from Conftantinople to Vienna y thenceinto Italy, and fo France; but to Us from the Levant more immediately, and flourifhes fo well,and grows {o goodly a Tree incompent time, that by th# alone, we might have ample encouragement to Denizen other jirangers amongft us. 5+ The Chef-nut is ( next the Oak) one of the moft fought after by the Carpenter and Joyner : It hath formerly built a good part of our ancient Houfes in the City of London, as does yet appear. I had once very large Barz neer the City fram’d intirely of this Timber : And certainly they grew not far off; probably in fome Woods neer the Toww : Forin that defcription of London Written Chap.VII. A Difcoutfe. of Foret-Trees, written by Fitz-Stephexs, in the Reign of Hen, 2, he {peaks of a very noble and large Fore ? which grew oath Proxime (fayeshe) patet forefta ingens, Salts e Boreal part of it : nemorofiferarum, la- tebre cervorum, damarum, aproren:, & taurorum A very goodly thingit feems, and as well ftor' Sylueftrinm, ous. d with’all forts of good Timber, as with Venijon and all kind of Chafe. The Chef wut affords the beft Stakes and Poles for Palifades, Pedaments for Vine- props, and Hops, asl {aid before : Alfo for Mill-timber and Water-works, or when it may lie burie d 3 butif mater touch the Roots of the growing Trees, it {poils both Frait and Timber : ’Tis likewife obferved, that this Tree is fo preva lentagainft cold, that wher e they ftand, they defend other Plantation of the fevereft froffs: I am ure being plant s from the injuries ed in Hedge-romes & circa agrorumitinera, ox for Avenues to our Count wey are a magnificent, and royal Ornament :_ This rey-houfes : Timberal. fo does well for Columns, Tables, Chefts, chairs, Stools , Bedft eads ; for Tubs , and VV¥ine-Cask, whichit preferves with the leaft tind dure of the wood of any whatfoever : If the-Timb er be dip'd in fcalding Oyl, and well Pitch'd, it becomes extr eamly durable : Beams made of Cheffnut tree have this property, that being whatbrittle, they give warning, and premonifh the dang fomecertain crackling whichit makes: Formerly they madeer by a tatory Staves of this Tree; and the Variegated Rods whic Con/ylh Jacob peeld to lay inthe Troughs, and imprefle a fancy in his Fathe r-ix- éaw's conceiving Ewes, were ofthis material. The Coale cellent for the Smith, being foon kindled, and as foon s are exbut the Afhes of Cheffuut-wood are not convenient for extinguithe, to make a Lee with, becaufe it is obferv’d to ftain the Linne Ag for the Fruit, ‘tis better to beat it down, from the Tree, n. fomeli time before they fall off themfelves;thus, they will the better ttle keep, or elfe you muft fmoke-dry them. But we give that fruit to our in England , which is amongft the delicacies of Prices in Swine other Countries 5 and being of the larger Nut,is a lufty , and mafculine food for Reffics at all times; and of better nourifhment for Huf: bandmen than Cole and ruffy Bacon, yea, or Beans to boote , infte of’ which, they boyle them in Italy with their Bacon; and in ad gis time, they ate them with A4/& and Chee. The bett TableFirs in trance and Italymake thema Seroice, eating them with Salt, in Vine, or juice of Lemon and Sugar; beingfirtt rofted in Embe on the Chaplets and doubtleffe we might propagate their ufe, rs mongft our common people, (as of old the Badavepeyu) being aa food {o cheap,and fo lafting. In Italy they alfo boy] them in Wine, and then fmoke them little, thefe they call Anféri or Geefe , I know not why : Thofe of Piemont add Fennel, Cinnamon and Nutmeg to their Wixe, but firft they peelethem. Others mace rate them in Rofé-water ; the Bread of the floweris exceeding nutri tive; ‘tisa robuft food and makes Women well complexion'd -, as I have read in a good Authour: They alfo make Fritt of Chefuut flower, which they wet with Rofewater, and {prinkleers with grated |