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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- 

 dings 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 ren- 

 der 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 maturity. 



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 

 rainy seasons, when they will become liable 



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