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__ twhiceand red Wheare Plamme,becaufe they are neareftin goodneffevnto it. Peach 
— ftoacs'will be foone tuifed vpto grate other forts of Peaches or Nectorinsvpon,, but 
- bhe nature ofthe Pcachtootebeing fpongie s is not toabide long. “As for Almonds, 
they wilkbe raifed from their ftones to betreesofthemfelués ; but they will hardly a- 
_ -bidethe remouing, and leflevo beeprafted vpon.. Apricocke ftones are the wortt to 
deal withall of ‘any fort of fone fiuit ; for although the Apricocke branches are the 
— fieelt tockes'tograft NeGorins ofthe belt forts vpon p yet thofethat are raifed from 
_ thekerntls or tones will neuer thrive tobe broughron for this purpofe:but will tarne 
__ anddye, or hardly grow in alongtimero be aftraight and fit tocke to be grafted, ifie 
be oncettmoued.' Your Coracilian Cherrietreesatewholly,or forthe mot part rai- 
fed from the ftones or kernels yet T know diuets doe iticreafe them, by laying in their 
loweft branchesto take rote: and thus*mnch for ftone fruits. Now for ‘Apples and 
Peares, to be dealtwithall in thefame manner as aforefaid, They vferotakethe pref - 
fing of Crabs ied wn cas alfo of ‘Cidarand Perry wherethey are 
_ -made,andfowing thems doeraife vp great ftore of tockes ; foralthoughthebeating 
of the fruit doth fpoile ‘many kernels, yertherewill bee enough left that were neuer 
-_ toucht,and that will {pring : the Crabbe ftockes fome preferre for the firteft, but Iam 
_ fure, thatthe betcer Appleand Peare kernels willgrowe fairer, ftraighter, quicklier, 
and better to be grafted on. Youtmuft remember, that after two orthree yeares you 
take vp thefe ftockes, and when you haue’ pratied bothtoppeand roote, to fetthem a- 
gaine in athioner and fitterordér tobe afterwards edinthe bud while they are 
young, as fhall thew you by and by, orintheftocke if youwill faffer them togrowe 
greater. Now likewife to kniow which are the fitteft ftockes of all forts to: choofe, 
thereon to graft eueryof thefeforts of fruits, is a point of fome skill indeede, and 
deceiued. Yourblacke Cherrie ft 
 fortsof Cherri arly 
 bideeorlinedo orin th 
isinar 
in the 
May Cherries chus grafted lowe, doe moft vfually ferueto be planted againft a wall,to sg 
Erie onthe fruit in earlier; yet fome graftthem high vpon ftandards although not 
many, and itis, Ithinke, rather curiofity (ifthey that doe it haue any wals)thenanie o- 
ther matter that caufeth them thus to doe : forthe fruit is naturally {mall,though early, 
and the ftandard Cherries atealwaies later then the wall Cherries, fo that ifthey can 
fpare any roome for them at their wals, they will not plant many in ftandards. Now 
concerning Plummes(as1 {aid before) for the fowing or fetting of theftones ; fol fay 
here fortheir choife in’ grafting of them , eitherin the budde orftocke. Thewhite 
Peare Plumme ftocké, and the otherthcre mentioned, but efpecially the white Peare _ 
Plumme isthe goodlieft, freeft ;.and firreft ofall che reft, as well to graft all fort of 
Plummes vpon asalforo graft Apricockes, which can -be handfomely ; -, agro 
