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New Principles of Gardening. 
oS “Besse SEE 
Of the Cherry, tts Name, Culture, &c. 
that the Cherry is a Native of Pontus, a Province in 
Afia Minor, firft brought from thence Aun. Rom. 683. 
by Lucullus into Italy; and about one hundred Years after 
*twas introduced into Hiug/azd. Its Name in Greek is xepdco; 
in Arabick, Serafi ; in Latin, Cerafus, or Cerafum; in Spa- 
nifh, Cerafas, or Guindas; in Italian, Ciregie; in Dutch, - 
Kriken ; in French, Cerifes, or Gunes 3 and by the Germans, 
Kirfen, or Kir fehen. Bsc. 
Amongft the feveral Kinds of Cherries, the May Duke, 
Holman?s Duke, and Lukeword, deferve a Place againft 
the deft Wall; the others will do very well Dwarfs, E/palers, 
half and whole Standards, the Morea Cherry excepted, which 
is beft againft a North-Wall, and if preferved on the Trees 
till the End of Auguff, becomes a rich and noble Fruit for the 
Table; for by its long hanging, lofes moft of its Acédity, or 
Sournefs. spe 
All Cherries ave propagated from the Black.Cherny, by be- 
ing either budded or grafted thereon,..and delight in.a light 
rich Loam. Be 
The lefs Cherries are pruned, the better they like it; but 
however, where weak or luxuriant Branches happen, they muft 
be govern’d by the Knife; as alfo the Ends.of leading Shoots, 
which muft be fhorten’d to eight or nine Inches. The be 
Time for this Work is O¢foder. 
_ When Cherry-Trees take to bear very early, and grow but 
little, *tis belt to pull off mof? of the Bloom, and fhorten the 
Branches, which will caufe the Tree to /boot with frefh Vi- 
gour; or if your Trees are Bark-bound, what fome call Hide- 
bound, °tis beft to flit open the Bark of the Body from Top 
to Bottom, and its large Branches alfo, with the Point of your 
3 Knife ; 
I. [i appears by the Obfervation of Sir William Temple, 
