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both fubftantial and wholefom Walls for 

 Fruit, have been at the Expence of building 

 a double Wall, the Outlide being compos'd of 

 Stone, and the Infide of Brick, or rather a 

 Stone- Wall Iin'd with Brick. And where you 

 are to build Walls for Fruit, againft Terras- 

 Walks, to prevent the ill EfFeds of Damps, it 

 is a very good Method to leave a Space of a- 

 bout two Foot the whole Length of the Wall, 

 between the inner Wall next to the Bank of 

 Earth and the outward Wall, to receive your 

 Fruit, whereby the laft will be always ren- 

 dered healthful, and the Produds of Fruit 

 will anfwer your Labours. 



Thefe Methods of erecting Walls I muft 

 confefs are very experifive 5 but if you pro- 

 pofe a Quantity of Fruit, you cannot well 

 avoid them : Tho' Mr. Laurence^ in his Traft 

 of Gardening, makes Meiition of Walls built 

 of Earth and Straw well tempered together^ 

 known by the Name of Mud-Walls, as pro^ 

 per for Fruit. Thefe Walls are common in 

 'Northamptojijlnre and Leicefierjhtre^ and this 

 Gentleman affirms they are better than any 

 other Walls for accelerating the Ripening of 

 Fi-uit ^ and if they are made of very good 

 Earth, and exactly tempered. Nails will do to 

 fallen the Trees ^ otherwife,. Pegs of Wood 

 muft be 'made, fuch as are us'd for bad Walls, 

 particularly of Stone, where the Mortar is 

 decay 'd. and the Joints thereby become the 

 larger. The large Coping of. Straw that is 

 ufually laid upon Wails of this Kind^ is a 



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