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ground, at prefent in a 'ftate of Orchard, 

 might be converted to a better purpofe. 



5. Soils. The richeft deepeft foils 

 appear to have been chofen for Orchard 

 grounds. It is probable that the fhallower 

 foils of this Diftridt are unfit for fruit trees ; 

 but, where fituation will admit, fuch as are 

 encumbered with large ftones, with good 

 intervening foil, are fmgularly eligible 5 

 and, in fome cafes, I have feen them chofen. 



6. Plants for Orchards are raised, 

 either by nurferymen ; or by farmers, for 

 their own and their neighbours' ufe ; or by 

 cottagers for fale ; or by landlords to fupply 

 their tenants. 



In the management of nurfery plants, the 

 moft remarkable circumftance is that of 

 training them, with ftems, not more than 

 three or four feet high ! A practice which 

 is fo different from that of other fruit- 

 liquor countries ^ indeed, from that of 

 every part of this Illand, Devonfliire and 

 Cornwall excepted 5 a flranger is inclined 

 to condemn it, at firfl fight, as being guided 

 jjy ignorance or folly of the loweft clafs. 



\Vhethcr it has been adopted, originally, 



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