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be no thicker than the length of a brick at 

 moft, that all the fpace ppffible may be al- 

 lowed the roots of the plants- 



The fa'fhes fliould be of two lengths 01* 

 the roof here, all of which ought to be made 

 to move, but the upright x>nes maybe made 

 (lead. 



Fig. 2. reprefents the plan, fedlion, ancj 

 -elevation of the front wall of an approved 

 peach-lioufe, which is alfo worked by one 

 fire, communicating firft with the front flue, 

 and returning in the back. The front wall 

 and front flue ftand on pillars, which 

 ought either to be lintelled, or obtufely 

 arched. The trees (hould be planted near 

 to the front wall, and trained to a trellis 

 that covers the whole roof. This is a car- 

 dinal improvement in the culture qf early 

 peaches and nectarines, as their fize, co- 

 lour, and flavour, are thus greatly enhan r 

 iced : and if an impartial coinparifqn is 

 made, it will be found, that by training 

 peaches in this manner, a much greater 

 quantity of fruit may be obtained for the 

 fum expended in ereding the houfe, than 

 by training them on the back- wall. There 

 fire evidently many more fuperficial feet in 



the 



