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as this experiment is only of partial utility, J. W. 
leaves it to his friend to difpofe of it as he thinks 
proper. There is not a doubt, but every fpecies 
of pulfe may be thus propagated; but J. W.’s recent 
experiments have yet extended to only kidney- 
beans and gourds. 
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ART. XXIV. 
Some Observations on the Depredations of Insects 
on Fruit-TREEs. 
Addreffed to the Society. 
[By Mr. Joun Hasxines, a Country Gardener.] 
AVING made fome obfervations on the pro- 
pagation of infects, that kind in particular of 
late, which often injures much of the apple-bloffom, 
has; had fome of my attention. A friend of mine 
_ was {peaking to me, at the laft bloffoming feafon, of 
his having a very fine bloffom in his orchard, and 
gave me an invitation to go with him to view the 
fame, which I accepted. On my entering the or- 
chard, at the firft fight I plainly difcovered that the 
injury done to the bloffom by the infeés was fo 
great, that three-fourths or more of it would not 
produce ffuit; (though my friend is a fenfible, dif. 
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