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ftick them between the branches, fo as to 

 fhelter the bloifom and young fruit, and thefe 

 to remain conftantly till the danger is palh In 

 default of thefe, ufe mats occafionally as 

 above, till the fruit is fet, and advanced a 

 little in growth ; then, in the middle or end 

 of April, remove the covering in general. 



Sometimes large old fifhing nets are ufed to 

 'hang up before the trees when in bloiTom and 

 fetting their fruit, and permitted to continue 

 conftantly till danger from froft is part. They 

 affift greatly in breaking off the cutting eifeds 

 of the froft. 



In the advancing growth of thefe fruit, in 

 Sum.mer, keep the trees cleared from fuper- 

 fiuous and ill-placed fhoots of the year, and 

 train the others regularly clofe to the wall, to 

 admit the free air, and benefit of the fun, 

 rains, &c. to promote the growth, and ripen- 

 ing of the fruit. 



The fruit will begin ripening, in the fmail 

 early forts, in the end of July and beginning 

 of Auguft ; and the principal forts from the 

 middle of Auguft to the end of September, 

 and large late kinds in Oilober, — being 

 careful to obferve to gather the diuerent forts 

 when at proper maturity of ripenefs, and be* 

 fore they become too foft, and the flavour 

 gone. In h"ot weather, it is beft to gather 

 early in the day, before the fruit is much 

 heated by the fun. 



Early peaches are obtained by having bear- 

 ing trees planted in the borders of a forcing- 

 houfe or peach-ftove, or pots of fmall trees 

 alfo placed therein ; and in which, fires fof 



forcing 



