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A58408 The Scots gard'ner in two parts, the first of contriving and planting gardens, orchards, avenues, groves, with new and profitable wayes of levelling, and how to measure and divide land : the second of the propagation & improvement of forrest, and fruit-trees, kitchen hearbes, roots and fruits, with some physick hearbs, shrubs and flowers : appendix shewing how to use the fruits of the garden : whereunto is annexed The gard'ners kalendar / published for the climate of Scotland by John Reid ... Reid, John, Gardener.; Reid, John, Gardener. Gard'ners kalendar. 1683 (1683) Wing R764_PARTIAL; ESTC R22175 97,749 153

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the_o scorch_a sun_n they_o come_v up_o the_o same_o season_n but_o if_o not_o prefare_v through_o winter_n they_o lie_v till_o the_o next_o they_o love_v a_o fresh_a loamie_a earth_n &_o in_o plant_v they_o i_o advise_v you_o to_o cover_v the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n about_o they_o with_o leit_a top_v with_o earth_n the_o first_o year_n at_o least_o the_o horn_n beam_n may_v be_v order_v as_o small_a maple_n they_o like_o a_o dry_a stiff_a ground_n they_o be_v copsis_n the_o hassell_n and_o filboard_n seed_n or_o nut_n be_v use_v as_o wallnut_n they_o delight_v in_o dry_a bank_n nor_o be_v they_o stately_a forest_n tree_n the_o birch_n be_v a_o proper_a tree_n for_o much_o of_o our_o poor_a dry_a and_o barren_a ground_n i_o never_o raise_v any_o of_o they_o by_o seed_n in_o the_o wood_n they_o be_v so_o plenty_n by_o sucker_n etc._n etc._n many_o of_o which_o handsome_a tree_n i_o have_v plant_v successful_o the_o beantree_n foil_n vulgar_o call_v peascod-tree_n its_o seed_n 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