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have the enect, to make this garden equal the beauties 

 or tfie fiower or plea^ure-^;;:^^de^ ; lor, in fpring they de- 

 light us vviih thtrir fine blofK^ms, and nothing can be 

 more plcafing, than the r.oble fruits with which their 

 branches are loaded in aulumn. 



It has been the praQice, to have the Apples for efpaliers 

 grafted upon Paradife flocks : but this I v.ould never ad- 

 vife, as fuch trees are not ot any duration. The induce- 

 ment for this pradice is, that thefe trees take up but a 

 ^fmall fpaee of ground, and always grow dwaififh, which, 

 in final! quarters, where there is not fufTicient fpace for 

 larger, is a confiderable advantage. In fuch fmall 

 gardens it rnay do; but for larger, Apples grafted upon 

 Codling, or upon the Dutch Paradife, or Bittern flocksj, 

 are to be preferred; as thev will not grow fo luxuriant, 

 as A.pples grafted upon Crab or Free flocks, they v.'ill 

 bear looner, and are much more under command. It 

 uill be necefl'ary, that trees of an equal growth Hiould 

 be planted together, in ordcT., the better to attend to the 

 diflances required by different trees ; and as to the walks, 

 I have already laid down the breadth for the larger, 

 and with refnect to the lefier, they fhould not be nar- 

 rower than fourteen feet. 



ulpples, Pears, i^c. the Sorts mofi to be prejerred for 

 Efpaliers. 



THE foits of Apples hcfl for efp<'.liers, are, the 

 Royal Codling, the Fulvvood's Redftreak, L.ed- 

 ingion's yellow and gray Pcarmain, Courpcndue's, Straw- 

 berry-Apple, Aromatic Pippen, Wheeler's Ruffet, Pile's 

 RufTet ; and on foulh-eail; expofures, the Goldtn Pippen, 

 Nonpareille, Holland Pippen, French Pippen, and Gogar 

 Pippens. 1 he Pears Hiould be the fummer, as the au- 

 tumnal fruits, wili not ripen upon our efpaliers ; but there 

 are many Cheiries will produce excellent fruit upon 

 them, efpecially, if they are grafted or budded upon the 

 Bird or Corn.fh Cherry. Here too, the Heart Cher- 

 ry fruits much betrer, than upon walls. Pears fhould be 

 planted at twenty-five feet dillance, tree from tree, and 



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