26 z of Orchards^ Vineyards ^ &c. 



Orchard Fruit-Trees are to be planted at 

 no lefs Diftance than eight Yards, and not to 

 exceed fourteen, wherein Regard is to be had 

 as well to the Kinds of Fruit-Trees to be 

 planted as the Soil ^ for forae Sorts of Trees 

 take up a great Deal more Room in their 

 Growth than oihers ^ and in rich Land no 

 Perfon can be ignorant, but the Tree muft 

 arrive to a greater Stature than in a poor Soil • 

 and a good Diftance is always the beft, not 

 only for the Growth and Health of the 

 Trees, but i ike wife for the Ripening of the 

 Fruits. 



I could here recommend a more than ordi- 

 nary Care in the laying out of the Orchard, 

 fo as to make it appear with the utmoft Beaur 

 ty and Magnificence 5 I would have a hand- 

 fome Walk all round, a grand one thro' the 

 Middle the whole Length, and a fpacious 

 crqfs Walk. This might beeffefted by plant- 

 ing all your Trees on a Line, leaving near a 

 double Space between the Rov/s, in the Mid- 

 dle, on the Sides, and a-crofs, and planting 

 the feveral Walks of feverai Sorts of Fruit 5 

 as the Middle Walk may be lofty Pear-Trees, 

 the Crofs Vv^alk yonr larger Kinds of Apple- 

 Trees, one End Walk of Golden Pippins, the 

 other of Cherries, and the tu;o Side Walks 

 of Codlins, or other Fruit-Trees in Hedges. 

 This Method,and keeping your Walks mow'd, 

 would make an agreeable Variety, and render 

 your Orchard as delightful as a Grove or little 

 Wood 5 but herein Care is to be taken to give 



