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roots were cut oft" all round at that dif- 

 tance ; the bole thinned to the thicknefs 

 of two feet, a ftone put under it, and the 

 whole filled up with a good freih loam. 



THIS was performed in winter; it was 

 late in fpring hefore they came into leaf. 

 They made no moots, and the few fmall 

 leaves they had foon decayed : they had 

 fbme water in the fummer. This is a 

 proof of the great utility of preventing the 

 roots from {inking too deep into the 

 ground. 



NEXT fpring they were In leaf as foou 

 as any of the fame kind, made little wood, 

 but clean, and had fome fruit, which 

 was fair and clean. The third year they 

 v/ere as vigorous as when firft planted., 

 .quite clear of canker, and produced a 

 great quantity of fine fruit. 



HAVING given directions for planting, 



with fome reafons for what has been faid 



on that head, we mall now proceed to 



D 3 prepare 



