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at least eighteen inches, in the month of July or August, so 

 that the nursery may be ready for the reception of the young 

 stocks early in October. 3. On the approach of the planting 

 season, the soil must be laid as level as possible, and divided 

 into equal quarters, which ought likewise to be subdivided 

 into beds, wherein may be sown the seeds or kernel of the fruit 

 intended to be reared. Lastly, when a sufficient number 

 of stocks is obtained, they must be removed into such soils 

 and exposed to such situations, as the nature of each fruit may 

 require. 



