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Vv^'here tlie fea-coaft is near, the expence 

 of other manures may be faved ; for the 

 water and the clay is the beft that is for 

 fandy foils, and fo is the fea-fand for clay 

 foils 3 but the water alone is not to be ap- 

 plied to the leaves or branches of any 

 plant, though, when it is mixt with a treble 

 quantity of frelli water, it is as proper to 

 wafli blighted trees with, as the mixture be- 

 fore direfted for tliat ufe ; but there Ihould 

 not be more than one half fo'much of it 

 ufed as is before directed for ewring. 



The blood of any kind of animal is of 

 fervice to fruit-trees , and when a horfe is 

 let blood in a ftable, as it is eafy to preferve 

 it, I think it is a pity it fliould be loft, for 

 it is of as much fervice as an equal quantity 

 of fea-v/ater, and may be ufed in like pro- 

 portion. 



I am apprehenfive that what I have faid 

 npon ordering of borders will be made a 

 joke of by many, who will fay, I attempt 

 to give more than neceffary trouble to thofe 

 who have fruit-trees under their care 5 and 

 they v/ill prefently tell where there are wall- 

 trees thrive, and bear plentifully with- 

 out any fort of border 5 or, upon fuch 



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