U ORMISTOUN^S LETTERS 



walk 4 Mulberys and as many Quinces. If you find the 

 Mulberys do, then as they grow up take out even the Quinces 

 and put them somewhere else. If the mulberys don't doe take 

 them out and leave the Quinces. You'l get at the certainty 

 before the trees become too thick and by taking one of the 

 two out you '1 prevent the whole of the ground being over- 

 shaded as now. The trees you take out may be planted 

 in places more exposed and that warm piece of ground 

 kept for nicer kinds and thinner of trees that you may have 

 the advantage also of nicer and more undergrowth. So I 

 think the half of the trees or possibly the third of them may 

 yield more money than at present, from the quality of the 

 fruit, and you may keep some. of the present till the young 

 come to bear and what you moue now to make room for the 

 young may be planted further into the field where I dare say 

 all the common kinds will do as well as in most Gardens in 

 the Country, and you can't miss having in that warm spot all 

 sorts of Winter and early Salading, fine Collyflowers or such 

 things, when you get the ground put in order and it not so 

 overshaded as it is now. May not even better kinds of Pears 

 and Apples yield more than the common kinds — for example 

 a good Nonpariel and a S* German yield more than two 

 common apple trees and two Summer Pears. If so you have 

 more ground free as two trees may bring as much money as 

 four of the common kinds. What I aim at is to turn your 

 ground to the best and most proper uses, the warmest and 

 best to what requires it, and the common coarse fruits or 

 herbs to places where they will do and the nicer wont. I am 

 also for doing this by degrees and not for you taking all away 

 at once, and so being without bearing trees at all till your 

 young or what you transplant in order to thin the Garden 

 come to bear. I foresee objections. That Mulberys won't do. 

 That Apples and Pears are sold by the measure and the best 

 and worst kinds give the same price. An apple is only an 

 Apple, and people don't distinguish, and some more difficulties 

 of this kind. As to the first I am not sure that Mulberries 

 won't do. If in any place in our climate I believe it will be 

 at bottom of your father's Garden. It is no great matter 

 to try, and if they dont it is only taking them out and leaving 



