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if they quit their hold eafily on being 

 turned gently up •, or that they natu- 

 rally drop from the tree in any great 

 abundance *, or fome forts by changing 

 colour and emitting a fragrant fmeii; at 

 which tokens of perfection they mould 

 be gathered, both Summer and Winter 

 kinds. 



They mould generally be gathered 

 in dry weather ; and all thofe intended 

 for long keeping fhould be gathered 

 carefully, by hand, without bruifing, 

 carrying them direclly into the fruit 

 room, &c. difpofed in heaps, each 

 fort feparately, to remain a week or 

 two to fweat and discharge the watery 

 juices-, then wiped dry, and put up in 

 the different divisions and fhelves of the 



fruitery, 



