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The &tf fruit border being prepared for peaches, 

 nectarines and apricots, or p/e<? and figs, the trees 

 should take their residence there (if the leaf is falling) 

 about the latter end of October,- or as soon after as 

 can be. If the middle of December be past, Fe- 

 bruary should be chosen, though some gardeners 

 plant ail winter, if the weather is open enough at the? 

 time to work the ground. March may do, or even 

 [upon a pinch] the beginning of April. 



Wall-trees should not be older than two years from 

 grafting, or budding. Much disappointment has been 

 the consequence of planting old trained trees, through 

 their being accustomed (perhaps) to a contrary soil, 

 or by damage done the roots in taking the trees up; 

 and thus, instead of saving time, it has frequently 

 been lost, being obliged (after years) to be replaced 

 with young ones. But if trained trees are to be made 

 use of, let them be planted as early, and with as full 

 roots as possible, and in a right good soil. Except 

 in fine situations, as to sun, shelter, and climate, 

 never plant early and late peaches, as the first may 

 be cut off, and the latter not ripen : October peaches 

 are generally poor fruit much North of London. 



The distance to plant should be about eight or nine 

 inches from the wall, and let apricots? peaches, and 

 nectarines be twenty feet asunder, more or less, ac- 

 cording to the height of the wall; though for the 

 small early sorts fifteen or sixteen feet will do. As 

 the larger apricots, however, grow freely, and do not 

 well endure the knife, they ought to have twenty-five 

 feet allowed them : This is for a wall of nine or teri 

 feet high ; if higher, the distance may be less, and if 

 lower, the contrary. This room may seem (to some) 

 too great; but when trees are planted in a conjined 

 space, after a few years it is troublesome to keep 

 them pruned within bounds; and the cutting they 

 must have, makes them run to wood, and thus to be- 



