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Wall-Trees differing from the modern praftice, and 

 produftive of their fruits in the highefl: excellence} 

 I mufl trefpafs on your goodnefs fo far as to defire 

 that you will make my apology, in your next publi- 

 cation, for not being as yet prepared to finifli the 

 work. I trufl you know me too well, to think me 

 capable, of impofing an imperfeft one on the world. 

 Let me wait, therefore, till I have grown every 

 peach and neftarine, that our catalogues contain, 

 under my own eye ; and then you fliall have my opi- 

 nion concerning them. And as I know not of any 

 forts, but what have been, or are at prefent in my 

 coUc^ion, it cannot be long before my knowledge 

 of their fruits will be perfeft. And in the mean 

 lime, I remain, dear Sir, 



your obliged, 



T. SOUTH. 



P. S. As Boflington is only three miles from 

 Stockbridge, any gentleman of curiofity travelling 

 that road, who wiflies to fee the certainty and de- 

 gree of perfection to which pruning is now brought, 

 has permiiTion to fee my trees at any time, but they 

 appear to moft advantage between Midfummer and 

 the fruiting feafon. 



To Mr. Maitheivs. 



Art, 



