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proper for the climate of Great Britain 10 — 24. Of Fig Trees, 4 

 kinds. 25. Of pruning Vines, &c. 26. Of the best methods 

 of perfecting Fruits in England, by improving the soil. 27. 

 Of Ticketing Fruit Trees. 28. Of the Quince 4 kinds, Med- 

 lars 3, Service aud Mulberry 3 sorts, 29. Of the Walnut, 

 Filbert, Hazelnut, &c. 30. Of Gooseberries 6, Currants 4, 

 Raspberries 3,Berberries 3 & Strawberries 4. 31. On Dressing, 

 Borders of Fruit Trees. 32. A Proemial discourse on pruning 

 33. Of Winter Pruning. 34. 35. 30. Of Pruning Peach, 

 Apricot and Plum Trees. 37. Of strengthening weak Trees 

 and correcting over-luxuriance. 38. Of guarding against 

 Blights. In this (p. 287.) he anticipates Mr. Harrison, Gar- 

 dener to Lord Wharncliffe's remedy for blossoms exposed to 

 frost, viz. sprinkling them with water before sun-rise. 39 Of 

 ripening Fruit against Paling, Reed Hedges, &c. 40. Of ga- 

 thering and preserving Fruit. 41. Of the positions or 

 aspects of Walls, in which he prefers a south-east exposure 

 and opposes the use of sloping Walls. 42. References to a 

 plan showing the best disposition of Walls. 43 of Forcing 

 Grapes, &c. In which occurs the first mention of an approach 

 to a glazed Hot-house, and which was erected at Belvoir Cas- 

 tle, belonging to the Duke of Rutland. 44, and 45. a plan for 

 expeditiously watering Gardens. 46. On the disposition of 

 Walls and distance between trees. 47. Of an early fruit Gar- 

 den. 48. Of ordering or managing furcing Walls, annexed to 

 which are some plans including Hot-houses, kc As a whole 

 the work is superior to the age in which it appeared and well 

 supports Switzer in the claim I have always been ready to 

 allow, that of being the best Horticulturist of his time. 



4. Ccinpendious method of raising Italian Brocoli, Spanish 

 Cardoon, Celeriac, Finochi, and other foreign Kitchen Ve- 

 getables. As also an account of the La Lucerne, St. 

 Foyne, Clover, and other Grass seeds. With the method 

 of burning Clav for the improvement of land, httely com- 



