New Principles of Gardening. 
The Sea/fonx for pruning is Fanuary, or February at furtheft, 
and the Manner the fame as that of the Pear. 
When Plumb-Trees are vigorous and luxuriant, tis beft to 
Plafb or prune them very late, and if need be, both Operations 
may be ufed. : 
Carefully mind to deftroy all Manner of Weeds, Suckers, 
Sc. in the Spring, and to aail up all ufeful Branches. 
In Fuly pick off the Leaves, and let in the Sun 3 but do it 
by Desere’; and thereby they’ll receive their natural Colour 
and Za/ffe. 
rit the End of Fuly, the London-Plumb, Plumb-Mordin, 
Sc. are ripe, after which comes all others in order, and con- 
tinues till September. 
Plumbs gather’d a Day ortwo before they are eaten, and kept 
in Nettles, eat much finer than when fir(t gather’d: 
ie OE Oeig WRENS 
Of the Native Place, Name, E-xpofition, and 
Culture of the Apple-Tree. 
I. CCORDING to the Obfervation of Sir William 
A Temple, on the Conqueft of Africk, Greece, Afia 
Minor, and Syria, it appears, that foon after that 
Conqueft the Romans brought into Italy all Sorts of Mala, 
which we call Apples, and from thence were fent into divers 
other Parts, and Propagated as other Fruits, ec. 3 
Amongft the great Variety of Englifh Fruits, there is none 
So univer fal as the Apple, for be Land of a hot and dry, wet 
and cold Nature, one or other of the Sorts will produce Fruit; and 
where Land is good, in very great Quantity. | 
The Excellency of the Liquor extra&ted from this Fruit, is a 
fufficient Encouragement for its Propagation, exclufive of its 
profitable Ufes at Table, in the Kitchen, Se. , 
Apples 
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