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voucher for the truth of his opinions. " A 

 zeam of zand" applied to the root is an in- 

 falUble remedy. " Common river fand, 

 or the fand of Rooborough Down will do." 

 The canker, he believes, is owing to too 

 much *' dreffing," or additional fubftances 

 applied to the roots j or" to too great rich- 

 nefs of foil, which he thinks the fand 

 corredls or qualifies. 



I regifler thefe ideas the rather, as thev 

 accord with my own theory of the canker : 

 and in evidence of the truth of the theory, 

 and the juftnefs of the practice, the true 

 Redftreak, or an apple, which, as well as 

 the tree that bears it, refembles the Here- 

 fordfliire Redflreak, formerly of fo much 

 celebrity, is flill cultivated, here, with great 

 eafe and certainty *. . 



The pruning of Fruit Trees, appears to 

 be little attended to ; after they are planted 

 in the Orchard. 



With relpedt to the cleaning of Fruit 

 Trees, I have neither feen, nor heard, of 

 any traces of fuch a pratflice. Durin?^ the 

 winter months, aWeft Devonfhire Orchard, 



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