PREPARATION OF THE SOIL. 



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them out so that the trees will stand in one direction, ex- 

 actly parallel with the under-drains. By starting correctly, 

 the rows may be made to run in any desired direction, ei- 

 ther down a slope or across a slope, in a diagonal line. If 

 tile-drains are made a rod from apple-trees, there will be 

 very little danger that roots will ever fill the water-passage, 

 provided the tiles are put down three feet. Were the tiles 

 laid beneath or near the rows, roots would be liable to ob- 

 struct the water-passage in a few seasons. There need be 

 no apprehension of rendering heavy land too dry by under- 

 drains between the rows. 



The fruit of the Swaar is usually large, regularly formed, roundish, or roundish 

 oblate ; skin of a greenish-yellow when first gathered; but when fully ripe, it is of 

 a fine golden color, dotted with numerous distinct brown specks, and sometimes 

 faintly marbled with gray russet on the side and around the stalk ; flesh yellow- 

 ish, fine-grained and tender, with an exceedingly rich and aromatic flavor, and 

 spicy smell. The core is small, and the skin tender. The trees are very produc- 

 tive on good land ; season, from December to April. 



