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Let no man hauing a fit plot plead pouerty in this case, for an orchard
once planted will maintaine it selfe, and yeeld infinite profit besides.
And I am perswaded, that if men did know the right and best way of
planting, dressing, and keeping trees, and felt the profit and pleasure
thereof, both they that haue no orchards would haue them, & they that
haue orchards, would haue them larger, yea fruit-trees in their hedges,
as in _Worcester-shire_, &c. And I think, that the want of planting, is
a great losse to our common-wealth, & in particular, to the owners of
Lord-ships, which Land lords themselues might easily amend, by granting
longer terme, and better assurance to their tenants, who haue taken vp
this Prouerbe _Botch and sit, Build and flit_: for who will build or
plant for an other mans profit? Or the Parliament mighte ioyne euery
occupier of grounds to plant and mainetaine for so many acres of
fruitfull ground, so many seuerall trees or kinds of trees for fruit.
Thus much for quantity.

CHAP. 5.

_Of the forme._

{SN: The vsuall forme is a square.}
The goodnesse of the soile, and site, are necessary to the wel being of
an orchard simply, but the forme is so farre necessary, as the owner
shall thinke meete, for that kind of forme wherewith euery particular
man is delighted, we leaue it to himselfe, _Suum cuique pulchrum_. The
forme that men like in generall is a square, for although roundnesse be
_forma perfectissima_, yet that principle is good where necessity by art
doth not force some other forme. If within one large square the Gardner
shall make one round Labyrinth or Maze with some kind of Berries, it
will grace your forme, so there be sufficient roomth left for walkes,
so will foure or more round knots do. For it is to be noted, that the
eye must be pleased with the forme. I haue seene squares rising by
degrees with stayes from your house-ward, according to this forme which
I haue, _Crassa quod aiunt Minerua_, with an vnsteady hand, rough hewen,
for in forming the country gardens, the better sort may vse better
formes, and more costly worke. What is needefull more to be sayd, I
referre that all (concerning the Forme,) to the Chapter 17 of the
ornaments of an Orchard.

{Illustration:

_A._ Al these squares must bee set with trees, the Gardens and other
ornaments must stand in spaces betwixt the trees, & in the borders &
fences.

_B._ Trees 20. yards asunder.

_C._ Garden Knots.

_D._ K