FRUIT. TREES. 9 



to clay than fand, with a covering of fti ong 

 clay at the bottom fix inches thick. 



If the land be frefh and proper for 

 fjTuit-trees, yet it ought to be trenched as 

 deep as others -, and if towards the top 

 there be ufed a fmall quantity of the in- 

 gredients mentioned before for the enrich- 

 ing of foils, it will be of good fervice ; for 

 it mufl be noted, that in making the tren- 

 ches, the worft part of the foil will be up- 

 permoft. 



If borders are to be planted with trees 

 where others have grown before, the depth 

 and quality of the foil mufl be examined, 

 and if it be deep enough, and of a proper 

 mixture of fand and clay, then it only re- 

 quires trenching with the former addition 

 of lime or foot, &c, which will be a better 

 border than if the cold earth had been 

 taken out, and frefh laid in without lime, 

 &c. and alfo much cheaper. 



In borders thus prepared to fix feet wide 

 or more (though 'tis proper to make the 

 borders as wide as the walls are high) I 

 have known all kinds of fruit-trees pro- 

 fper well and bear excellent fruit, except 

 vines and figs. 



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