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being then wholly employ’d in preparing and perfecting their internal 
Parts, vz. their Kernels, Stones, @c. with proper Veflels fit for the Re- 
ception of future Nourifhment, in fuch Quantity, and with fuch Force, 
as to ftrongly feed and dilate their exterior Coats or Pulps, until fully 
grown. 
NOW whilft this great Operation of Nature is performing, ‘tis 
- always feen that great Quantity of Fruit drops, altho’ largely grown. 
Of this all our late Authors on Gardening take Notice, and therefore 
advife, that the thinning of Fruits be omitted, until ic appears that this 
great Fall is over ; ‘but not one of them has yer attempted to deliver 
Rules for their Prefervation. 
THE meaneft Capacity living may very eafily believe, that if all 
the Fruits on a Tree were in perfect Health, it would be impoffible for 
them to fall in a fhrivel’d decay’d Condition, as they are obferv’d to 
do ; and therefore ‘tis evident, that their Fall is caufed by fome Decay or 
Weaknefs of Nature ; which laft of the two feems the moft probable. 
FOR fince that Nature requires Moifture, for daily Perfpirations, 
as well as to hatte biehaia the watery fupple Subftances of the Kernels, 
Stones, <%c. ‘tis very eafy to conceive, that if very dty Weather 
exhales away that Moifture which is neceflary for thofe Formati- 
ons, the ee ssi be Zain and. confequently 2 Fruits muft 
perifh. 
THE firft Idea of this wonderful Work of Nature, was communicated 
to me by the Honourable Mr. Bruce, who at the fame Time in- 
form’d me of feyeral Experiments which he had made for their Prefer- 
vation, and found that the moft fuccefsful one, was, To preferve them . 
from the very hot Sun, from ten in the Morning until two or three in 
the Afternoon ; which he did with the fame Coverings of Sail-Cloth, 
that were led i in the Spring, to preferve their Blofloms from Frofts, ¢o’c. _ 
This I have alfo experienc’d with great Succefs, and do therefore recom- 
mend it to the Practice of the Diligent and Curious ; for tho’ the La- 
bour i is a ag the oe ee is valtly great. 
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