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procure fome cool ftrong Land, with which 

 you may cover them three or four Inches, to 

 great Advantage 5 but the firft is eafily pro- 

 cured. 



Obfervation on Fig, 9, Vlate 27. 



Figure the 9th contains the fame Hill cut 

 out into Terrace- Walks fupported by Walls 5 

 and this truly looks very noble, but it is with- 

 al very expenfive, and is not fo rural as Slopes 

 of Grafs are. 



I know there are feveral Perfons fond of 

 it, on the Account of the Walls for Fruity 

 but Experience (hews, that the Trees being 

 exposed to the Bleaknefs of the Winds, (as of 

 courfe they muft in fuch high Situations) are 

 very much damag d thereby. And to this we 

 may add, that if the Ground be w^et and 

 cold, the Warer foaks thro' the Wall upon the 

 Roots of the Trees, and almoft deflroys them, 

 and this efpecially in Peach-Trees. ^ This is 

 of fo ill a Confequence, that I believe no Bo- 

 dy, when they are appriz d of it, will be 

 fond of making thofe W^alls on the Account of 

 Fruit, when it may be likewife • objeded 

 that half a Wall is thereby lofl , fince 

 were the Owner to build Walls on level 

 Ground, he may, in moft Cafes, plant both 

 Sides. And the Truth of the Matter is, the 

 Trees that ftand againft thofe Terrace- Walks, 

 (efpecially the Peach Trees) are moft mifera- 

 biy maul'd every Spring, at the Seat of a 

 N 3 Right 



