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at al)OUt nine Inches Diftance, Row 

 from Row, from the Top to the 

 Bottom of the Stakes. Thefe Rows 

 ot Poles {hould be faften'd with 

 Wire, and the largeft End of the 

 Poles fhould be nail'd to the up- 

 right Stakes, which will fecure the 

 Efpdier almoft as long as the Poles 

 will endure; whereas if your Faften- 

 ing is not llrong, the Poles will be 

 continually difplac'd with every 

 iirong Wind. 



When your Efpalier is thus fram'd,^ 

 you muft faften the Branches of 

 the Trees thereto, either with fmall 

 Olier Twigs, or fome fuch Binding, 

 obferving to train them in an ho- 

 rizontal Pofition, and at equal Di- 

 ftances j being careful not to crofs 

 any of the Branches, nor to lay 

 them in too thick : The Diflancc 

 I would allow for the Branches of 

 Pears and Apples, fliould be propor- 

 tion'd accordmgto the Size of their 

 Fruit j llich of them whofe Fruit 

 is large, as the Summer Boncretien, 

 Monjieur John, and Buerre chi Roy 

 Tears, and the Rennette Grife, Holland 

 Tippen, French Tippcn, and other 

 large Apples, fliould have their 

 Branches fix or eight Inches Di- 

 ftance at leaft j and to thofe of leffer 

 Growth, four or five Inches will 

 be fufficient: But for farther Di- 

 reaions, I fliall refer to the Arti- 

 cles of the feveral Fruits, as alfo 

 that of Frunmg, where the Parti- 

 culars will be fufliciently ex- 

 piain'd. 



But befides this Sort of Efpalier 

 made with AJJj Poles, there is ano- 

 ther Sort that is by many People 

 preferr'd, which is fram'd with 

 fquare Timbers cut to any Size, 

 according to the Strength thereof, 

 or the Expence the Owner is will- 

 ing to go to i thefe, tho' they ap- 

 pear more Tightly, when well fix'd 

 aad painted, yet are not of longer 



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Duration than one of the formefJ 

 provided it is well made, and the 

 Poles are ftrong which are fet up- 

 right, and thefe are eafily repair'd 

 by the Gardener : Nor do they 

 anfwer the Purpofe better, tho" 

 they are vaftly more expenfive; for 

 the greateft Beauty confifts in the 

 difpofmg the Branches of the Tree, 

 which, efpecially in Summer, when 

 the Leaves are on, will intirely 

 hide from the Sight the Frame of 

 the Efpalier : Therefore all Expence 

 in ereding thefe is needlefs, farther 

 than making Provifion to fecure 

 the Branches of the Trees in a 

 regular Order. 



Fruit-Trees thus planted, and well 

 manag'd, are much preferable to 

 thofe train'd up in any other Fi- 

 gure, upon leveral Accounts ; as 

 ijl, Thefe take up very little room 

 in a Garden, fo as to* be hurtful to 

 the Plants which grow in the 

 Quarters 9 and zdly, the Fruit upon 

 thefe are better tafted than thofe 

 which grow upon Dwarfs, the Sun 

 and Air having freer accefs to every 

 Part of the Tree, whereby the 

 Dampnefs arifmg from the Ground 

 is fooner dilTipated j which is of 

 lingular Advantage to Fruit-Trees, 

 (as hath already been fhewn). 



E V ERGREEN - THORN 5 -vUe 

 Pyracantha, or Mefpilus. 



EVERLASTING PEA; vUeU- 

 thyrus. 



EUONYiMUS; The Spindle-Tree, 

 or Prickwood. 



The Characters arcj 

 If has four reddiflj Lines running 

 Along the Branches, which make them 

 appear in fome mcafure quadrangu- 

 lar : The Flowers, for the mcft part, 

 confifl of four Leaves, which are fuc- 

 ceeded by quadrangular Fruit, con- 

 taining four red Seeds in each. 



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