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and it is the common full ftandard trees, 

 that furnifh us with the principal fup- 

 ply of all fort^ of Apples for general ufe, 

 being planted in ranges in the garden 

 or orchard, thirty or forty feet diftance, 

 and permitted to branch out every way 

 according to nature ; and the efpalier 

 trees, planted twenty feet diftance, 

 with their branches ranged horizontally 

 to the trellis, always at full length, be- 

 caufe fhortening thofe trees would cut 

 away the very firft bearing parts, and re~ 

 tard their bearing, efpecially as they begin 

 bearing firft towards the ends of the 

 branches. 



The full ftandards are trained with 

 tall upright Hems, fix or feven feQt 

 high, before permitted to branch out 



to 



