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neath ; and produces its bunches of 

 flowers and fruit on long foot-ftalks, to- 

 wards the upper part and ends of the 

 younger branches. 



It grows wild in woods, in England, 

 &c. but merits cultivation in gardens 

 and orchards, as a fruit tree, trained 

 chiefly as full or half ftandards, arranged 

 in affemblage, or dropped fingly in fhrub- 

 beries, parks, or lawns, &c. 



For variety, fome may alfo be 

 trained as dwarfs, arranged in efpa- 

 iiers, and managed as directed for Ap- 

 ples, Pears, &c. ^ 



Method of Propagation, &c. 

 It may be propagated by the feed or 

 brri es, by layers^ and grafting and 

 budding. 



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