re of those that would make vse of
this Booke._

_And I shew a plaine and sure way of planting, which I haue found good
by 48. yeeres (and moe) experience in the North part of _England_: I
preiudicate and enuie none, wishing yet all to abstaine from maligning
that good (to them vnknowne) which is well intended. Farewell._

Thine, for thy good,
_W. L._

A Table of the things Contayned in this Booke

CHAP. 1.
_Of the Gardner his labour and wadges._ _pag. 1_

CHAP. 2.
_Of the Soyle._ _p. 3_
_The kinds of trees._ _p. 3_
_Of barren earth._ _p. 4_
_Of Grasse._ _p. 5_
_Of the Crust of the earth._ _p. 6_

CHAP. 3.
_Lowe & neere the Riuer_. _p. 6_
_Of Windes._ _p. 8_
_Of the Sunne._ _p. 8_
_Trees against a wall._ _p. 8_

CHAP. 4.
_Of the quantity._ _p. 10_
_Orchards as good as a Corne-field._ _p. 10_
_Good as the Vineyard._ _p. 11_
_What quantity of ground._ _p. 11_
_Want no hinderance._ _p. 12_
_How Land-lords by their Tenants may make
flourishing Orchards._ _p. 12_

CHAP. 5.
_The forme of the Orchard._ _p. 12_

CHAP. 6.
_Of Fences._ _p. 14_
_Effects of euill Fencing._ _p. 14_
_The kinds of Fencinge._ _p. 15_
_Of Pales and Rayles._ _p. 15_
_Of Stone-walles._ _p. 15_
_Of Quicksets and Moates._ _p. 16_

CHAP. 7.
_Of Setts._ _p. 17_
_Of Slipps._ _p. 17_
_Of Burknots._ _p. 17_
_Of Small Setts._ _p. 18_
_Tying of Trees._ _p. 19_
_Signes of diseases._ _p. 19_
_Of Suckers._ _p. 20_
_A Running plant._ _p. 20_
_Of bought Setts._ _p. 21_
_The best Sett._ _p. 22