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orchards would procure the trees grafted on real 

 crab-Hocks from a diftant county, they would find 

 • account in fo doing much over-balance the 

 cxpence of charge and carriage. 



My reafon for recommending the true crab-ftock 

 is, that I believe the crab to be a native of this 

 country ; but whether it is or not, we are fure it is 

 much hardier than the (locks raifed from apple- 

 pips, and there cannot be a doubt but the apple 

 was originally an exotic. The crab-flock will fuc- 

 ceed in many different foils, particularly in fliff, 

 cold, moifl ground, where the apple-flock will 

 canker and die. I recommend the crab-flock for 

 this reafon, as alfo that it is not fo early in vegeta- 

 ting as the apple; by which a few days may pre- 

 favc the flower from the cold blafls, and be the 

 means of faving a fine crop of fruit. 



Your moll obedient fervant, 



DAN. GRIMWOOD. 



Article XXIII. 

 On the Culture of Parjnips. 



TO cultivate this root fo as to make it prove 

 advantageous to the farmer, it will be right 

 to fow the feed in the autumn, immediately after it 



is 



