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there are confidcrable quantiiies of the fruit 

 for that purpofe. 



The mature growth of apples on the trees 

 is generally dilcoverable, fome by their full 

 i]zQ and changing yellovvifli, others not 

 changing colour, which, and apples in general 

 difc(jvci: full growth, by their eafily quilting 

 the tree when plucked, and by their frequently 

 falling; and of which all thofe intended for 

 long keeping fhould be gathered by hand, 

 that they inay not he bruifed, as would una- 

 voidably be the cafe, if Ihaken down ; ob- 

 ferving generally to gather them principally 

 when qu}te dry. 



According as gathered, houfe them in dry 

 clofe, apartments, and the keeping kinds 

 clofcly covered with dry llraw a foot thick^ 

 to exclude the damps and externa] air, where- 

 by they will keep longer found and good, for 

 Winter and following Spring, and fome till 

 Summer, examining them occafiondlly to pick 

 out fuch as decay or rot. 



PEARS. 



p E A RS are of many fine varieties both for 

 delert' or eating fruit, in Summer, Au- 

 tumn, and Winter, continuing good till the 

 Spring, and many large forts for feveral culi- 

 nary occahons; and the trees fhould be 

 planted plentifully in all garrlens, that are of 

 proper extfent, both in (tandards, and againft 

 vvails, and efpalisrs ; the varieties of the 

 U 3 fruit 



