vi PREFACE. 



having requefted him to publim his 

 thoughts upon the Management and 

 Pruning of Fruit-trees in general, 

 affuring him that it would prove a 

 valuable addition to this work. 



In compliance with their flattering 

 requeft he has ventured to lay before 

 the Public a courfe of many years 

 practice, which he has followed with 

 the greateft fuccefs. 



The many publications on Garden- 

 ing and Planting, which have been 

 offered of late years to the Public, 

 might have difcouraged the Author 

 of this Treatife from the prefent 

 attempt ; but as moft of thofe that 

 have fallen in his way treat the fubject 

 in too general and fpeculative a method 

 to be of fervice, to practitioners, his 

 intention in the following fheets is 

 not to deliver himfelf fyftematically, 

 tut, in the moft explicit manner, to 



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