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^f thcfe Fruits, great Regard iliould 

 be had to the Sorts j and if the 

 J'ruit were permitted to remain 

 upon the Trees until they dropp'd 

 off, the Kernels would be fitter for 

 planting, and more likely to grovv. 

 The bpil Sorts for lowing are thole 

 whofe Flefh is 6rm, and cleaves 

 to the Stone i and from amongfl: 

 thefe you fhould chufe fuch as ri- 

 pen pretty early, and have a rich 

 yinous Juice j fiom which Sorts 

 ibme good Fruit maybe expected. 



Thefe Stones (hould be planted 

 in Autumn, on a Bed of light dry 

 £arth, about three Inches deep, 

 and four Inches afunder 3 and in 

 the Winder the Bed fnould be co- 

 ver'd to proted»: them from the 

 Froft, which if permitted tp enter 

 ^eep into the Ground will deflroy 

 *em : In the Spring? when the 

 l^lants cpme up, they fliould be 

 carefully clear'd from the Weeds, 

 which fliould alio be obferv'd 

 throughout the Summer j and if 

 the Spring fhould prove very dry, 

 if you refrefli them now and then 

 with a little Watery it will greatly 

 promote their Growth : In this Bed 

 they fhould remain until the fol- 

 lowing Spring ; whe^i they fhould 

 |)e carefully taken up, Co as not to 

 i)reak their tender Roots, and tranf- 

 phntc4 into a Nurfery, in Rows 

 three Feet afunder, and eighteen 

 Inches diftant Plant from Plant in 

 the Rov\rs, obferving to lay a little 

 Mulcli upon the Surface of the 

 Groun4 about their Roots, to pre- 

 vent it: drying too fad: And it 

 the Spring jhould prove very dry, 

 you il'iOuld give tlicui a '^tic Water 

 once a Week, until they have ta- 

 ken Recti after which, they fliouid 

 be conrcantly kept clear from Weeds, 

 and the Ground between the Rows 

 «ivefi4:ly dug every Spring, to loo- 



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ien it, fo as that the tender Fibres 

 may ftrike out on every Side. 



In this Nurlery they may remain 

 two or three Years i after v/hich» 

 they fliould be tranfplanted, where 

 they are to remain to produce 

 Fruit. 



In removing thefe Trees, you 

 fliould obferve to prune their down- 

 right Roots (if they have any) 

 pretty fhort, and to cut qfif all brui- 

 fed Parts of the Roots, as alio all 

 the fmall Fibres, which do general- 

 ly dry, and when lef|: uppn the 

 Roots, after planting agai^^, grow 

 mouldy, and decay j fo that they 

 are injurious to the new Fibres 

 whjch are ihot out from the Roots, 

 and very often prevent the Growth 

 of the Trees: But you fliould by 

 no means prune their Heads j for 

 the Plants which are produced 

 from Stones, are generally ot a 

 more fpongy Texture, and lb more 

 liable to decay when cut, than 

 thofe which are budded upon other 

 Stocks. Befides, as thefe Trees arc 

 defign'd for Standards (for it is not 

 proper to plant them againfl Walls 

 ^ntil you fee the Produce of their 

 Fruit, to Ihcw which of them de> 

 ierves to be cultivated ;) lo they 

 will never require any other pru? 

 ning, but only to cut out decay'd 

 Branches, or fuch as fl;ioot out ver 

 ry irregular from the Sides j for 

 more than this, is generally very 

 injurious to them. 



In planting thefe Trees, it will 

 be the better v/ay to difi^.oC^ them 

 lingly in the Quarters of the Kit* 

 chcn-Gardenj vyhere they will thrive 

 and produce Fruit much betters, 

 than if they are planted pretty near 

 each other in Rows; and as they 

 are thus iingly difpos'd, they will 

 liot do much Injury to the Crop5 

 which grow under thems 



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