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healthy kinds of peaches or apricots; by 

 which they are rendered ftronger, and their 

 fruit abundantly better. 



The beft plum ftocks for peaches and 

 neftarines (that I am acquainted with) are 

 the green gauge, either raifed by Hones or 

 layers, on which moft kinds thrive well, 

 and produce healthy long lived trees, with 

 well flavoured fruit. 



CHAP. XVIII. 



Stocks proper for Plums. 



TH E common forts of thefe trees are 

 generally raifed from fuckers, on 

 which others of the beft kinds are either 

 grafted or budded -, and feveral in common 

 orchards are planted for ftandards upon 

 their own roots, without ar.y alteration >, 

 but the beft forts do mighty well when 

 propagated upon the green gauge, raifed 

 as directed for peach ftocks, &c. tliey are 

 very proper ftocks, for if the kind propa- 

 gated happens to die, they will make trees 

 upon their own roots, either dwarfs or 

 ftandards, and bear good fruit. 



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