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ing of the fruit. Where the plough cannot be ufecr, 

 dig the ground a full fpade deep, picking out the root's 

 oi weeds. 



The heft manure for an orchard, is a mixture of two 

 parts dung and one part coal- foot. Let this be blended 

 careful!)', and fpread aH over the ground, between the 

 trees, not piled up in heaps juft about their flems, 

 according to the old praclice. 



The cultivation of the ground about the trees in an 

 orchard, is more negletted than any other part ot the 

 gardener's bufinefs, yet there is not any thing more 

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OF THE CULTIVATION OF A GARDEN. 



T I ^HE cultivation of a garden includes the doing all 

 JL thofe things that are neceiTary, in order to a 

 reafonableand prolific production of the various vegeta- 

 bles, fruits and flowers, we are difpoled to propagate. 



The foil muft be firft attended to, always to keep 

 the fruit borders in heart, and the quarters in a proper 

 Jtate for ufe, when called upon to receive either feeds 

 or plants. .Ground mould never he long without 

 birring;; for the foil of a garden, Jhauld be in a free, 

 fweet, and rich ftate, by proper digging, .&c. or no 

 great things can be done, as to forward, handfbme, 

 cr well flavoured productions.. It mould be Jm\ that 



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