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have been judiciously lessened,^ and which have 

 been planted in the manner here described, seldom 

 require any other stay than their own roots. If, 

 however, the stems be tall, and the roots few and 

 short, they should be supported in the usual mari- 

 ner, with stakes, or rather, in the following manner, 

 which is at once simple, strong, and most agreeable 

 to the eye. Take a large post, and slit it with a 

 saw, and place the parts fiat-way with the faces 

 to the plant, one on each side of it, and two feet 

 apart, and nail your rails upon the edges of the 

 posts. 



It seems to be a well-founded opinion, that 

 young apple trees will not flourish advantageously 

 ]f planted on the site of an old orchard, or near 

 the place where old trees have died. William 

 Coxe, esquire, of New Jersey, the most expe- 

 rienced orchardist in the United States, has expe- 

 rimented with the view of ascertaining this fact ; 

 and the result has demonstrated the correctness of 

 it in the clearest manner. He planted young trees 

 in the middle space between the old rows, and 

 sometimes near the stumps of old trees, which had 

 been for many years cut down and decayed ; he 

 removed the old soil in digging the holes, and re- 

 placed it witfc- ^ich earth mixed with manure, and 

 gave to his trees all the advantage of high cultiva- 

 tion, yet they were manifestly inferiour in point of 

 growth and vigour to those which were planted at 

 the same season in his adjoining lots. 



Having progressed thus far, the husbandman is 

 now presented with a valuable orchard, planted 

 and arranged in complete systematick order; and 

 it may, if he please, be considered as the work of 

 his own hands, from which he may anticipate high 

 expectations of profit and amusement. Thus the 

 value of a farm is greatly augmented, and the pro- 

 prietor enjoys the satisfaction of bequeathing a 

 rich inheritance to future generations. But his 



