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Show A Difcourfe of Forelt-Trees. Chap. 1X, good to fquafh and bruife them with fine fiefted Mould, and if it be rich,and of the old bed, fomuch the better - They would be interr'd,well moyftned and cover'd with firaw, and then rarely water'd till they peeps Or you may fqueeze the ripe Berrys in Ropes of Hair or Baff, and bury them asis preferib'd for Hépps and Haws 3 the Earth in which you fow them, fhould be fine Mould , and as rich as for Afelons, rais'd alittle higher then the Area’, as they maketlie Beds for ordinary Pot-berbs , to keep them Joote and warm, and in fuch beds you may fow Seeds as you do Purflane, mingled with fome fine Earth, and thinly cover'd , and thenfor a fortnight f{trew’d over with ffram, to protect them bothfromfudden beat, and from birds : The Seafonis April or Atay, though fome forbear even till July and Auguf?, and in the fecond quarter of the Afoon, the Weather calm and ferene 5 at the beginning, keep them moderately frefh (not over wet ) and clean weeded, fecured from the rigor of Frofés; the fecond year of their growth about the beginning of OGober, or early Spring, draw them gently out, prune the Roots, and dipping them a little in Pomd- water, tranfplant them ina warm place or Nurfery; ‘tis beft rang- ing them in Drills , two foot large, and one in depth, each rill three foot diftance, and each Planttwo. And if thus the new Earth be fomewhat lower then the Surface of the reft 9 twill the yorte- a ae) f} {Mi better receive the Raiz : Being Planted, cut them all within three Inches of the ground. Water them notin Winter, but in extream neceflity , and when the weather is warm, and then do it in the Morning, In this cold Seafon you fhall do well to coverthe. ground with the Leaves of Trees, Straw, or fhort ittier, to keep them warm; and every year youfhall give them three Dreffings or half diggings; viz. in April, Fune,and in Auguft 5 this, for thefirft year, {till after Ratz : Thefecond Spring after Tranfplanting , purge them ofall fuperfluous fhoots and Scions, referving only the moft towardly for the furure Stem; this to be done pearly,as long as they continue in the Narfery and if cf the principal Stem fo left, the fro? mortifie any part,cut it off, and continue this govern= menttill they are neer fix foot high, after which fuffer them to fpread into head by difcreetly pruning , and fafhioning them : But if you plant where Cattel may endanger them, the fem had need be taller, for they are extreamly liquorifh of the leaves, 4. When nowtheyare about five years growth, you may tran/plant them without cutting the Root (provided you irradicate themwith care ) onely trimming the Acad ‘alittle; the Seafon is fromSeptember to November in the New Afoon » and if the holes or pits you fet them in were dug and prepard fome months before, jt would muchfecure their taking 5 fome cat bormes,bones, Shell's Ge. Into them the better to Joofen the earth about them, which fhould be rich, and well refrefh’d all Summer. A light 5 and dry Atould is beft, well expos’d to the Sun and 4ir, which above all things this Zree affects, and hates watery low grounds : In fum, they thrive beft where Fixes profper moft, whofe fociety they exceedingly cherith Chap.IX. A Difcourfe of Forett-Trees, cherifhs nor dothey leffedelight prejudicing it with its fhade. Thetobe amongft Corn » no way Diftance for thele Standards woul d be twenty, or twentyfour foot every way, if you would sefign Walks or Groves of them; if the environs of Fields, Banks of Rivers, High wayes, ce, twel ve or fourteen foot may faffice but the farther diftant > the better, . ; 5+ Another Expedient to increafe Atlb erries is, by Layers from the Suckers at the foot , this done in Spring, leaving not abovetwo Buds out of the Earth, which you mutt diligently mater, and the fecond year they will be rooted : They will alfo take be paffin any branchor Armflit, and kept a little open witha wedge ie ftone, through a basket of Earth, whic the very Cuttings will ftrike in Sprin h is avery fure way : Nay g, but let them be from Shoots of two years growth, with fome of theold Wood » though offeven or eight years; thefe fet in Rills like Vines, having two or three Buds at the top, will root infallibly , efpeciallyif you twift the old Wood alittle, or at leaft hack it, thou gh fome flit the foot, infertinga {tone, or grain of an Oate, to fuckle and entertain the P/zn z with moyfture. 6. They may alfo be propagated by Graff ing them onthe black Mulberry in Spring, or inoculated in July, taking the cyons from fome oldtree, that has broad, even, and round leaves, which caufes it to produce very ample and tender leave s, of great emolument to the Sik: mafter, 5 7. Some experienc’'d Hushandmen advile to poll our Aiwlberries every three or four years, as we do our Willows = othersnottill 2 years: both erroneoully. The beft Wayis yearly to prune: them of their dry and fuperfluous bran ches round and natural. The firft year , and to form their heads of rezoval where they are to abide, cut offall thefhoots tofive or fix ofthe moft promifing : the next year leave not above three ofth efe, which difpole in triangle as near as may be, and then difturb them no more, unlefs it be to purge them (as we taught) of dead Scare. mood, and extravagant parts, which may impeach the reft; and if afterward any prun’d bran ch fhoot above three or four Cyons ber. One ofthe beft ways of Prun , reduce them to that numing is, what they prattife in siee os eeu to — the head hollowand like q bell,by cleaning them of their inmoft brs ie is one, €i betore they bud, vz. in o e oe ae full ute of leavv es in une , or July, J, the ifthe feafo feaf n prov eeone any om thin ap g Con freth, Here I muft not omit what I read of the Chinefé culture, and whic h they nowalfo imitate in Virginia, wher rail thefe Plants of the Seeds, whic e they have found away to h they mowand cut like a “crop ofgraffe which fprout and bearleav es again in a few moneths, The Atulberry is much improu'dbyf tirring the Mould at root, and Leftulion, _ We have already mentioned fome of the Ufes of this excel‘ent tree, efpecially ofthe white, fo calle d becaule the fruit isofa Paler colour, which is alfo ofa more lufci ous tafte, and lefler than the |
