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mond, and the only efculent part, as 

 before obferved; the whole arriving 

 to maturity in September; the outer 

 tough cover fplits open, and difcharges 

 the Hone, with the kerne! therein, which 

 is fit both for immediate eating, and to 

 be kept for future ufe. 



The trees are all hardy enough to fuc- 

 ceed in any common foil of our gardens, 

 in almoft any fituation and expofure ; 

 and in favourable fprings, when their 

 early blofTom is not deftroyed by f'roft, 

 they generally produce abundant crops 

 of fruit. However, when defigned as 

 fruit trees, they mould generally be in- 

 dulged with a fheltered funny fituation. 



They are employed principally as 

 flandards and half ftandards, trained 

 with ftraight Angle ftems, fix or feven 



feet 



