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hours sleep in the morning, or spending an hour 

 or two in the evening after his men have left work. 

 It may, perhaps, prevent him from spending his 

 money and losing his time in a public-house, or in 

 some tnfinig amusement to very little purpose. 

 At the same time it will afford him singular satis- 

 faction to find his handywork prosper. 



Respecting the Distance at ivhich Pear- Trees should be 'planted 

 from each other against Wallsy and of the Breadth of the 

 Borders. 



If Pears are grafted on free stocks, such as 

 Colmars, Pear D'Auch, Crasannes, L'Eschasse- 

 ries, Virgouleuses, and Winter and Summer 

 Bonchretiens, they should be planted at least 

 twelve yards distant from each other, supposing 

 the walls to be from twelve to sixteen feet high ; 

 if they are only ten feet, fifteen yards will be little 

 enough. 



If Pears are planted on South walls, you may 

 plant Vines, Peaches, Nectarines, or Apricots, be- 

 tween them, till the trees extend so far as nearly 

 to meet each other : you may then remove the 

 Peaches, Nectarines, &c. to any other situation in 

 the garden where they are wanted. If Pears are 

 planted on West walls, you may plant the same 

 sort of trees between them as on South walls ; 

 the fruit on a West aspect will come into use 

 to succeed that on the South. On an East wall, 

 you may plant different sorts of Plums and 

 •Cherries between the Pear-trees till they almost 



