100 A TREATISE OF 

 the longeft an inch broad or more, the 

 Ihorteft about a third part of an inch 

 broad 3 the latter are beft for the bearers 

 in peaches and ne6larines. 



8. A ladder in length fuitable to the walls. 



9. A deal plank to tread upon, with a 

 llrap at one end to draw it by, if there be 

 nothing upon the borders. 



10. A fmall pair of pincers, with which 

 nails may be drawn out better than with 

 the claws of a hammer. 



1 1» A whitewaflier's brufli will be ufeful ; 

 for when trees are grown nearly large 

 enough to cover the wall, they fhould be 

 unnailed about three weeks before they are 

 cut in winter 3 it will be of fervice to them, 

 for the winters rains and fnows will better 

 wafh off and deftroy part of the caterpil- 

 lars eggs, which are lodged upon various 

 parts of the trees and walls, and likewife 

 other infects that harbour there in winter, 

 in the foldings of the old flireads, but by 

 taking thefe ihreads off, and turning them 

 when ufed again, they lofe their fhelter. 

 Before the trees are nailed up again, let 

 brine be made ftiong enough to bear an 

 egg, and with it and the brufh let the walls 



be 



