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Fruit ill-flavoured if obstructed from the Sun. 



we admit to be favourable to the growth of 

 the plants; but where it is not duly formed, 

 pointing directly east to west, or is subject 

 to the least obstruction from trees or build- 

 ings at either end, to prevent access of 

 early and late sun, the fruit must prove, 

 in a degree, ill-flavoured; and, admitting 

 that they receive this advantage, the sub- 

 stantial and permanent shade of wall or 

 other close fence, totally excluding mid-day 

 sun during the time of ripening, must render 

 the fruit far inferior in point of flavour than 

 in situations where the temporary shade is 

 applied, which can, at this peculiar season, 

 be readily removed, in order to the fruit 

 having the benefit of the sun to its full ma- 

 turity. 



In cases where it is required to retain 



these crops of fruit beyond their common 



season; by continuing the shade, they will 



be well preserved ; except in moist and 



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