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getables will come to maturity fooner than 

 thofe that are fet or fowed in ground quite 

 flat, or defcending any other way. 



It appears by the meridian line, that 

 the fun's rays continue no longer upon the 

 wall A than three in the afternoon, which 

 I think is the moft proper a(pe6r for grapes, 

 peaches, ne6tarines> and all other kinds 

 of fruit that require the moft regular 

 heat to bring them to perfe£lion, and fooa- 

 eft to maturity -, for though the fun leaves 

 this wall, i. e. A, fo foon in the afternoon, 

 yet in the morning this afpe6l will be of 

 advantage to the trees and fruit ^ for (as 

 apricots, peaches, neftarmes, bloffom early 

 in the fpring, at which time our climate 

 is frequently attended with frofty nights, 

 deftruflive of both blolfoms and fruit) 

 the fun's rays darting in lines at right 

 angles upon the wall at nine o'clock, di& 

 folve the congealed moifture much fooner, 

 than if they darted upon it at right angles 

 at noon, which they muft confequently 

 do, if the wall ftands due fouth. 



'Tis true a fouth wall will receive more 



fun by three hours, that is, from about 



three in the afternoon till near fix, (in the 



D vernal 



