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Trees of that 8ort, 1 ever saw. These Trees, arrive sooner 

 to Perfection here than in any part of France or Spain, are 

 excellent good Fruit (when ripe) and used in several Dis- 

 orders of the Body, such as malignant Fevers, (£*c. 



The Cherry Tree. The common red and black Cherry 

 bear exceedingly well from the Stone, but would do much 

 better had they been grafted in the Indian Plum Tree Stocks, 

 because these admit of no Succors or Scions to grow round 

 the Tree, which the Cherry Tree is subject to, and proves 

 very prejudicial to the Trees and Fruit. Cherry Trees are 

 not only liable to this, but several Apple Trees and other 

 Fruit-Trees, which might be soon remedied by a skilful Gar- 

 dener, or careful Planter, whose Genius tends that way. 

 The Cherries are ripe here a Month sooner than those grow- 

 ing in Virginia. The Fruit of the Black Cherry is good in 

 Epilepsies, Convulsions, Apoplexies, Palsies, and many other 

 Disorders; the red is cooling, quenches Thirst, and good in 

 Fevers, d^c. 



The large round Black-Plums, thrive well, and become 

 large Trees, if planted in stiff Grounds ; but they will not 

 answer if planted in light sandy Ground, where they are sub- 

 ject to be torne up by the Storms and Squals of Wind, that 

 are frequent in this Country. The same misfortune attends 

 both Forest and Fruit Trees, gTOwing in these kinds of 

 Grounds. There are several other kinds of these Trees that 

 bear Fruit of various Colour, FigTire, Magnitude, and Taste, 

 bnt have much the same Virtues with the Cherries^ being of a 

 cooling Mature. 



The Damson Tree thrives well, and the Planter's Wives 

 and Daughters make good Dishes of it's Fruit. The Leaves 

 of these Trees are used with Rhenish-Wine for Defluctions 

 and swellings in the Jaws and Throat. 



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