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A treatise on gardening

Gardener, John (fl. 1440-1454)

MS. IN THE LIBRARY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

The Feate of Gardeninge.

Off Settyng' and Reryng' of Treys.

Of Graffyng' of Treys.

Of Cuttyng' and Settyng' of Vynys.

Of Settyng' and Sowyng' of Sedys.

Of Sowyng' and Settyng' of Wurtys.

Of the Kynde of Perselye.

Of other maner Herbys.

Of the Kynde of Saferowne.

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Of Cuttyng' and Settyng' of Vynys.

Of settyng' of vynys we most have yn mynde
How thay schal be sette al yn here kynde
Whyle hit ys esterne wynde
Thu schalt kytte noþer sette no bynde
When the wynde ys yn the west
To kutte & to sette ys al-ther best
Yn thys maner þu schalt kytte þe vyne-tre
To be sette hit schal have knottys þre
Too schal be sette yn the grownde
And one A-boue for growynde
Yn þe lond where ht schal growen ynne
Hit wold aske to be dyȝte wt dynge
Every ȝere wt ouȝt-drede
Þey wold aske dyng' A-bouȝt ham sprede
Grow they wul sone and long' be
Than put vnder ham forkys of tre
Of thys tale lete us now stone
And to A-nother we wul gone.