The orchard, and the garden [con]taining cer[tai]ne necessarie, secret, and ordinarie knowledges in grafting and gardening. Wherein are described sundrie waies to graffe, and diuerse proper new plots for the garden. Gathered from the Dutch and French. Also to know the time and season, when it is good to sow and replant all manner of seedes.

At what time trees ought to be planted and set.

ALl kind of trees may be planted, transported, and cut in March, but it is better they be tur∣ned in October, for then the frost hurteth them not so much as at other times: for learned men say, that in drie townes and warme countries they plant in October or Nouember, and that in moist townes and cold vallies they plan in Februarie or March: in none other time may you plant or graffe. When you will plant or set againe wild stumps, if there be anie thing broken at the roote, cut it off. E∣uerie plant must be set two foot one from another, or at the least one foote, especially when they should beare strong fruits: likewise when thou wilt set strong seeds, as nuts, almonds, and peathes. When a man will plant two stumpes, so must they be of two yeare old, except the vine.

These thinges you must vnderstand of those plants or stumps which are planted with rootes.