*& OF rRUITS. SECT. XVII. 



cumflances,. may be good. In planting fruit trees, par- 

 ticularly thofe of the wall, much dijeretion is neceflary 

 to avoid dilappointment. 



As fruit trees are fo readily purchased, few people 

 care to raije them ; but thofe who may be difpofed this 

 way, will find inftruclions in the feclions nurfery and 

 grafflng. The purchafer muff attend carefully to the 

 planting, for which work directions have been given 

 in the lections of the formation of a garden, and that on 

 planting. For the training and pruning of fruit trees, 

 ample rules are laid down in the fection, On pruning: 

 fo that nothing need be faid of their cultivation here, 

 making proper references. 



Apples, as the mofl ufeful fruit, it will be proper to 

 provide as many trees of as there may be found due 

 room and occafion for ; taking all care to procure good 

 forts of the two kinds; i. e. for eating raw, and drejjed; 

 and to have a proper afjortment of tliejummer, autumn, 

 and winter fruits. 



For the firfl feafon, jenneting, common codlin, margarct 

 apple, and fummer pearmain. Second, gitden pippin, 

 }hll and pifp en, golden rennet, tvhite cahille, and A 

 ccdlin. Third, nonpareil, golden rujjct, Wheeler's r 

 winter pearmain, Kent ijh pippin, ri If lone pippin, rnargilie, 

 Norfolk beefing, and the John apple. There are, no 

 doubt, other apples very good; but, perhaps, thefe 

 have as much merit as any. With refpecf to ra'ifng, 

 ■planting, pruning, <kc. fee pages 30, So, &c. 6&, &c. 

 79, &c. 97, &c. 156, li'O. 



The gathering of apples, and other fruit, from Hand* 

 ards,is often badly performed, damaging the branches, 

 .and breaking the fpursofF; let this bufinefs, therefore, 

 • be properly attended to, particularly in young trees ot 

 good forts. Do not pinch, or bruife, fruit in gather- 

 ing, for even the hardy apple may fuffer. 



As to the keeping of apples, thofe which continue 

 long for ufe Ihould be fufrered to hang late, even to 

 JSlwembcr, if the froit will permit, for they muft be 



well 



