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as well asifit hadbeen immediately grafted on the forementioned 
Layers, and will caufe the Trees t0-bearfoouer, more; aiid: better 
fruits, Sy io3/% et ES = 
Quince- flocks are eafily raifed, either by Cuttings, or Suckers, of 
which you may have great ftore trom one old Tree, by cutting it 
down in March, within two inches of the ground, which will caufea 
multitude of Suckers to rife from the root ; when they are grown 
halt a yard high, cover them at the bottom afoot thick, with good 
earth, whichin dry times muft be watered, and as foon as they have 
put forth roots, in Winter remove them into yout Nurcery, where, 
ina year or two, they will be ready to graft with Pears for your walls, 
Thefe Stocks (as thofe of the Paradife Apple) will caufe the Trees to 
dwarf, and not torife fo high, but that they may be conveniently - 
fpread apgn walls, which grafted on Péar-/focks, would grow too big 
and fturdy ; befides the Quince-flocks caufe the Pears grafted chere- 
on, to be fairer, much better coloured, and the trees to bear fooner 
and more ftore of fruits; There are feveral forts of Quinces, but 
the beft and fitteft for this purpofe is that of Portugal, : 
Plum- flocks are raifed from Suckers and Stones, choice being made 
ofthe kinds , thofe ofthe white Pear-plum are efteemed the beft, 
but indeed, thofe of any other great white, or red Plum, that hath 
large leaves, and fhoots, are as good, eithet to graft other choice 
Plyms upon, orfor the budding of Apricocks and Peaches, s 
Cherry: flocks are alfo raifed from Sucker’ and Stones; thofe of the 
ordinary wild black Cherry are moft commonly ufed to this purpofe, 
but Stocks of a betrer and more agreeable nature may be raifed from 
the ftones of the black Heart-Cherry, Duke, Luke ward, Amber, and 
Morelle Cherries : the Stocks of our common Englifh red Cherries 
are moft ufed for the grafting of May or early Cherries, the Morello, 
and indeed any other fore will form trees more fit for walls of eight 
or nine foot high, than the Slack Cherry ftocks,which caufe the trees 
togrow much taller, 
TheStones of Apricocks and Peaches are not worth the fetting for 
ftocks to inoculate with other good kinds, in refpect their roots are 
f{pongy, and will neither laft nor endure to be tranfplanted : therefore 
the Stones of Plums and Cherries are chiefly for that purpofe to be re- 
garded and difpofed after the ways following, cae 
Having provideda good collection of the Stones of Plams and 
Cherries, in Odtober prick them down in rows, the tharp end upwards, 
about three fingers deep, in a bed of good earth; well turn up and 
raked; then cover the fame all over with new long dung, to pre- 
vent the frofts, whichin Aprif you may take off, and in May they 
will come up, and being kept from weeds, in two years will be ready 
toremove into your Nurcery, in rich and well manured ground be- 
fore prepared for that purpofe : before yow fet them, cur off fuch 
roots 
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