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grow, and to fruit, there is a fort of certainty of fuccefs, 

 that could not otherwife be had. There is alfo a great 

 advantage in railing trees, in a very material point, in 

 an afTurance of having fruit that we know we like, by 

 getting graffs, or buds, from trees of which we have 

 tailed and admired the fruit. 



In a nurferv, flocks may be raifed for fruit trees, 

 Jhrubs propagated by fuckers, flips and cuttings, and 

 flowers of the biennial and perennial forts may be fown,. 

 bulbous offsets planted, and thus ajiock maybe readily 

 provided for furni filing anv part oi the pleafure ground. 

 For all, or fome of thefe objects, a fpot might be 

 allotted, if it were only the cool corner of a large 

 garden, having a good foil. 



Suppofing even only a little fpot is made life of for 

 a few flowers, Jhrubs, &c. let them be duly attended, 

 to weed, thin, water, trim into form, fupport, fhelter, and 

 in fhort nurfe, but yet not to bring any thing up 

 tenderly, as too much, or long cover in winter, expofes 

 to rifk when it is taken away; the plants not being able 

 to bear then even a moderately cold air. A low part of 

 the garden, that has not too much fun, is beft for a 

 nurferv; if not overloaded with trees. 



Suckers, flips and cuttings of any kind, mould be 

 attended to for forming a proper head ; Ihortening the 

 moots, and keeping a clear Hem below, and the roots 

 free from fuckers. Two years commonly fit fuckers 

 for planting out, and three yezrs flips and cuttings. But 

 remember to fallen the two latter, if not the former, to 

 flicks, that the wind, &c. may not loofen them, and 

 prevent their rooting. 



Large plants, as young trees, &c. mould be tied to 

 flakes well fixed, at mil putting out for the lame reafon. 

 Thefe Ihould be feen to from time to time, that they 

 remain fait ; as alfo, the mats or cloths, that may have 

 been put over hoops to Ihelter exotic feedlings, &c. 

 from heavy rains, or fevere frolls, for the wind has great 

 power over fuch coverings. 



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