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Park, and the Turkey. The first carries mo3L 

 fruit as to number ; but, the others are larger 

 and of finer flavour. Perhaps two trees of each 

 of these sorts would be the most judicious selec- 

 tion. I have heard, that the Afiricot does not do 

 in this country ! That is to say, I suppose, it 

 will not do of it* own accord, like a peach by 

 having the sto ne Jlung ufion the ground, which 

 it certainly will not ; and it is very much to be 

 commended for refusing to do in this way. But, 

 properly managed, I know it will do, for I nev- 

 er tasted finer Apricots than I have in America ; 

 and, indeed, who can believe that it will not do 

 in a country, where there are no blights of fruit 

 trees worth speaking of, and where melons ri- 

 pen to such perfection in the natural ground and 

 almost without care ? 



302. BARBERRY. This fruit is well known. 

 The tree, or shrub, on which it grows is raised 

 from the seed, or from suckers, or layers. Its 

 place ought to be in the South Border; for, the 

 hot sun is rather against its fruit growing large. 



303. CHERRY. Cherries are budded or 

 grafted upon stocks raised from cherry-stones of 

 any sort. If you want the tree tall and large, 

 the stock should come from the small black 

 cherry tree that grows wild in the woods. If 

 you want it dwarf, sow the stones of a morello or 

 a May-Duke. The sorts of cherries are very 

 numerous ; but, the six trees for my garden 

 should be, a May-cherry, a May-duke, a black- 

 heart, a white-heart, and two bigeroons. The 

 four former are well known in America, but I 

 never saw but two trees of the last, and those I 

 sent from England to Busleton, in Pennsylvania 



