FRUIT. 
the beft way of keeping fruit is, however, ae 
Forlyth thinks, ie packing it a in glazed earthen pan 
In doing which, the fruit fhould be firk aaa 
in foft paper, then a "little well-dried bran ap- 
plied over the bottoms. of the jars, above which a layer of 
fruit fhould be -placed, continuing a alternately, till the 
jars are quite full; when they fhoul aken, and a little 
more bran added, wiles ae wie over ‘with a ders to 
exclude the air, putting o 
clofe manner. ~The rooms in oie. thefe-are placed fhould 
be capable of — a fire in moift weather, 1 in order to 
dry-up the 
Inthe pagees a packin fruit for carrying, Mr. Forfyth 
thinks ftrong deal boxes of different fizes the moft conveni- 
Sais ule 
fecure them by. In thefe, ares onan cherries, pears, 
parse aaa, anaes gr y fimilar forts 
of fruit may be ca 
being on at the ieee, the 
paper, and all the others, except the currants and cherries, 
rft in vine-leaves, and then foft ‘paper. ther two may 
be conveyed in flat tin boxes, about fourteen inches in 
fength, ten in breadth, ‘and ‘four in ae with os 
fafet 
as that the lid of the box m:; uite’ area 
lee ag ach box fhould ‘be wee alfo with a 
wo ke eysy’ pels the w ee one for the packer,” 
the: henty are Tocked 
down ied fhould be’ eal corded ant képt ftea 
- vir Garden, that fort of aoa which is enanale 
plant a with trees, for the purpote of affording fruit of dit- 
a kinds. e fituation of this fort of garden ‘thou 
arm, fhelter aa and open‘to the fouth,'‘or fouth-wett, in 
pa ee that it-may enjoy the benefit of the fun, and of courfe 
ripen the fruit in ve beft and» moft perfect. manner. : 
eae an sess ARD.” 
yan retion conftru@ed ] oe purpofe’ of 
Rocne up ‘different ae of fruit. Thefe rooms are formed 
of different dimenfions aceording to conte ei being 
lined with thin boards, and fitted up with fhelves, bins, boxes, 
r conveniences for the reception of fruit ; 
for thefe purpofes, it is liable to give a difagreeable eo 
tafte tot und 
other ‘circumftances he advifes covering the re with can~ 
Yas, Been ee eae in the preceding artic 
the fruit 
oO 
tad 
t fort of tree which: produce “eatable’ 
frit, ole oe ie one or culinary ufes, or beth. 
—T 
fhrubby plants 
ae and fatisfa€tion to the party wronged, acc 
Sée. 
here are many fruit-trees, fruit-bearing fhrubs, and 
that — ce _berteetly in sd 
climate, with their feveral fpecie erous varieties 
- principal forts of which are pee of in almond kind, 
s the almond, peach, an ne€tarine trees 5 the plum fort, 
containing different iin of plums, apricot, and che 
trees ; the pear kind, comprehending ene forts of pears, 
apples, and quince e vine, containing many forts 7 
grape trees ; the fig, comprehending many “for ts of fig tree 
the feveral forts of ok trees, the different kinds ee and 
wave a the oe and walnut trees; the common 
nt 
{ the nature and managem 
will be pode rae under their oe genera and heads, 
All ruit tree 
” ingrafting, planting: 
ning, and other aa ts ‘of 
TRAINING, PRUNING, os 
OrcHaARp, and NursER 
Fruit and Raw “healing of. By ftat. 4 Geo. II. c. 32. to 
fteal, fn age, or deftroy underwood or oa ae or the like, to 
rob ia or uiee of- ra rowing ther 
seth pase any oe potatoes, per ers pa 
pea ale, 
‘ - 9 vill. 
a a a ae {m all f i imprion: 
ording to 
Moreover, the ftealing by- night 
3 
‘Geo. TIL. “¢ c. 
the nature of the offence. 
e alfo OnictianD-GARDEN, 
of any trees, - ba roots; ia or plants to the value of : 
. is, by ‘ftat 
Man 
= 
knowing the fame to be ftolen. And by ftat 
ie ae {pecified ( viz. oak, bee 
, cedar, fir, afp, lime, fycamore, birch, poplar, elder, - 
i oo and hornbea: rub, or 
m), an of any roo 
‘Geo -36, ‘made felony in the - 
principals, aiders, and abettors, an in the Lp tiga thereof, . 
alan by day or night, is liable to pecuniary penalties, . 
for the two firft offences, and for the third, is conttituted' - 
See’ - 
a:felony, liable. to. tranfportation.. for feven years... 
R 
ds 
Sine +, Frudus borei, in the Es hes Medica,’ 
Frot 
com rehend a cherries, cur 
ey Saag and fuch like. They po 
tafte, and are exhibited as dietetic auxiliaries, as’ refri 
antifeptics, attenuant s, and aperients. 
@ 
e and urinary e ons.: 
article of diet, they aiford little se eaten are 
to produce flatulencies. To petfons of a bilious conititution 
and rigid fibres, and ie pone is aaron or ‘from! 
trinfic caufes, —— 
fate e, the moder: bale even » plentiful u 
brious; but ies ier aco. old 
on, ouiain 
xp 
is indigeftible matter. On fta ing, ‘the j juice ferments, | 
: Pr oper ad-" 
ative ie : 
to a vinous or acetous tafte. 
dition of. fugar, and by boiling, their ferm 
is fuppreffed, and their medicinal ka a pee The 
feculeicies by ettlin Te 
§ 
a 
ex-:- 
and ftraining, maybe made into fyrups, sith a due proportien: 
of fugar in the ufual wa 
Fruit, in Natural. Ht iffory, denotes the laft sacs of 
Og? 
