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crowns, though of no ufe in the prefent 

 method, neither mould there be any other 

 ufe made of it ; for if any pots were to be 

 plunged there, unlefs they were very fmall, 

 they would deprive the forefide row of 

 heat ; and if the plants in them are of half 

 the height of the pines, they prevent the 

 free circulation of the air amongil the 

 pots, which would be a great detriment 

 to the fruit. 



As foon as you can procure the crowns 

 (the fooner the better after being feparated 

 from the fruit) make a whole in the bark 

 with a fetting-ftick two inches deep, then 

 put in the crowns, and make them faft in 

 the bark. 



WHEN the crowns have been fifteen 

 days in the bark they fhould have a little 

 water once a week, and may be planted 

 within two inches of each other, and the 

 crown that is next the fruiting plant may 

 be placed within two inches of it, fo that 



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