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border and replaced with light rotten 

 wood earth if it can be got, or with rich 

 black earth : to every load of earth add 

 one of fine fmall gravel. To all the dif- 

 ferent foils add one inch of very rotten 

 horfe-dung, then trench the whole border 

 over three or four times ; the oftener the 

 clay border is worked the better. In all 

 of thefe preparations plum-trees will 

 thrive and bring their fruit to great per- 

 fection. 



THE proper diftances for plum-trees 

 are from iixteen feet to twenty ; it is 

 much better to have fewer trees and allow 

 them room to fpread ; they will be the 

 handfomer, and bear a greater quantity and 

 better fruit ; for trees that are crowded 

 produce much wood and little fruit. 



^o prepare the Borders for Cherries. 



CHERRIES thrive beft in a fine light 

 rich loam ; in fuch they bear great quan- 

 tities, and the fruit has a high flavour. If 



the 



