PREFACE, 



of making my Entries-^ and a DefiJ^e of being 

 intelligent to every Capacity. This in 'Ti?ne will 

 have its EffeSl^ afidraife to us a Number of me- 

 chanical Gardeners, jb that Gentlemen will not 

 befiibjeB to^ nor pejiered with ignorant Pretend- 

 ers^ who have rendered abortive Plans that might 

 have beeji as happily executed^ as conceived with 

 Propriety. 



But not to trefpafs any longer on my Reader's 

 Pati^nce^ I fiall beg Leave to conclude with an 

 Obfervation of our great Mafter^ That they that 

 are Whole, need not the Phyfician. 



Edinburgh, September, 1763. 



N. B. The Improvements and Additions that 

 have been made to this new Edition are fo great., 

 as to give it a confiderable Advantage over any 

 other., and are fuch as n2iifi be very acceptable., 

 not lefsfrofn their Ufe, than the particular Plea- 

 fur e they muft give to all Lovers of Gardening. 

 Thefirft that appears is the different Proceffes that 

 are neceffaryfor the Prefervation and well bear- 

 ing of our Fruit Trees., whether agai?ijl the Wall 

 or Standards^ with Direciions for Grafting., 

 Inoculating., ^c. affifted by engraved Reprefent- 

 ations of the different SeSlions., Jiecefj'ary to be 

 made for the perfeBi?ig of the Work.— A large 

 CollcBion of the bejl Fruit Trees., with their pc- 

 (uliar Characters., and fuch as have ripened well 

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