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than others. It may be sufficient to name the Brus- 

 sels, the Moore-Park, and the Turkey. The first 

 carries most fruit as to number ; but, the others arc 

 larger and of liner flavour. Perhaps two trees ol 

 each of these sorts would be the most judicious se- 

 lection. I have heard, that the Apricot does not do 

 in this country ! That is to say, I suppose, it will 

 not do of its own accord, like a peach, by having 

 the stone flung upon the ground, which it certainly 

 will not; and it is very much to be commended for 

 refusing to do in this way. But, properly managed, 

 I know it will do, for I never tasted finer Apricots 

 than I have in America ; and, indeed, who can be- 

 lieve that it will not do in a country, where there 

 are no blights of fruit trees worth speaking of, and 

 where melons ripen to such perfection in the natu 

 ral ground and almost without care ? 



302. BARBERRY. This fruit is well known. 

 The tree, or shrub, on which it grows, is raised from 

 the seed, or from suckers, or layers. Its place 

 ought to be in the South Border ; for, the hot sun 

 is rather against its fruit growing large. 



303. CHERRY. Cherries are budded or grafted 

 upon stocks raised from cherry-stones of any sort. 

 If yon want the tree tall and large, the stock should 

 come from the small black cherry tree that grows 

 wild in the woods. If you want it dwarf, sow the 

 stones of a morello or a May-duke. The sorts of 

 cherries are very numerous ; but, the six trees for 

 my garden should be, a May-cherry, a May-duke, 

 a Hack-heart, a white-heart, and two bigeroons 

 The four former are well known in America, but I 

 never saw but two trees of the last, and those I sent 

 from England to Bustleton, in Pennsylvania, in the 

 year 1800. They are now growing there, in the 

 gardens of the two Messrs. Paul's. Cuttings from 



