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tree, is fuch as I have before mentioned 

 for the generality of fruit-trees, but the 

 depth required is not more than ten inches; 

 but if they or ftrawberries be planted in a 

 foil ftronger, they will do better than in a 

 loofe fand or gravel. 



I fuppofe there are many people Vv'ho will 

 think it not worth their expence to make 

 any alteration in the foil for fo common a 

 fort of fruit 3 but I think thofe gentlemen 

 who love to fee things in perfection will dif- 

 penfe with it -, for as there generally are 

 ftrawberries planted upon the borders with 

 them, a little improvement, if Vv^anted, 

 will be of fervice to both, and the expence 

 will not be more than one fourth of what 

 is required for fruit-trees againft walls, be- 

 caufe the borders need not be more than 

 one half of the breadth or depth. 



I think ten or twelve feet is the neareft 

 that the trees fhould be planted to each 

 other, for thofe at five or fix (which is the 

 common way) do in a few years fo much 

 fhade the ftravv berry plants, that they are 

 thereby rendered fruitiefs } and the pleafure 

 expefted in the walk adjoining is loft in 

 the feafon for ripe ftrawberries, 



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