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Nov. The feo, and Apples which we have directed 
—— to be laid upon the Floor and Shelves of the 
Fruitery, after due Sweating, come firft into Ufe. 
From thefe he is to pick a Variety of Kinds, as 
are moft liable to decay, referving fuch as are Noy, 
pack’d up for longer keeping, in their Places. 
With the Afiftance of thefe, and the occafional 
Addition of Services, and the different Species of 
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they ripen with lying ; ; and at the fame Time that 
he takes out thefe for Ufe, let him with the ut- 
moft Care remove any that are decaying. 
In the fame Manner let him felect from among 
his Grapes, Medlars and other Fruits, thofe which 
the Nut-kind, he may ftill keep up a Variety, 
and even Plenty, in this Refpect: and ‘the Pine- 
Apple, which comes now in fufficient Quantity. 
from the Stove, will be always ready to crown the » 
Entertainment. 
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‘71. 
The Care and M. anagement of the Fruit- Garden ned Orchard, ind this Week. 
_FYNHE Bufinefs of Pruning we fuppofe done 
4. in the common Kinds; but there yet re- 
main fome Articles for a {trict Confideration. 
The Fig is not like other Trees, for it is ten- 
derer than moft; and it requires, at this Seafon, 
a particular Management. 
_ The Fruit-Branches, for the fucceeding Yeat, 
are very likely to be deftroy’d by Froft, if that 
be not now prevented by a proper Care. This 
_ will depend upon two Articles; the Defence of 
the Wall is the univerfal one, and the other is the 
Addition of a proper Shelter if requir’d by the 
peculiar Tendernefs of the Tree, or by particular 
Severity of the Weather. | 
As the Wall is the firft and matt natural De- 
fence, let Care be taken that the Trees have its Af- 
Giftance in full Perfection. To this Purpofe, let no 
Branch be left loofe, for that will, in fome Degree, 
rob it of the natural Advantage. 
Let every one be train’d clofe to the Wall, and 
-nail’d down by feveral Pieces. Let each be brought 
as clofe as can be done without forcing ; but let 
as much Care be taken not to bruife, as not to | 
Jeave them loofe, for one will be as great a Da- 
mage to them as the other. 
The Fig does not require fo much pruning as 
-many other Fruit-Trees; but they err who allow 
of very little. 
The great Care muft be to prune in fuch Man- 
ner, as always to have a Supply of young 
Branches, for thefe are the only ones that bear; 
- and for this Purpofe, it mutt be an univerfal Rule 
not to fhorten any of the young ones at this 
Seafon. : 
The great Article therefore to be regarded at this 
Time, is the cutting out ufelefs Wood. All the 
old Wood is ufelefs : therefore wherever it can be 
fpar’d, that is, where it does not fupport ufeful 
Branches, let it be cut away. ‘This muft be done | 
with Boldnefs and Freedom; for Room muft be 
made for the bearing Branches, and that can only 
be procur’d by clearing away the others. 
The Wood of the laft two Years is what al- 
moft entirely produces the Fruit; therefore the 
- Gardener will not be at a Lofs to kaiow what he is — 
to cut out, and what to fpare. This being done, 
and the young Branches nail’d with the Cure we 
this; 
clofe and crowded, Jet him pull up here and there 
have inated: all is done that is calle for. cine 
prefent Seafon. 
What Pruning is ; needful in aie ‘Way of thort: 
ening the Branches, is the Bufinefs of a different 
Seafon, and we fhall deliver it in due Time. 
This Care’ being now taken, the Gardener 
is to go over the young Branches: with a careful 
Hand, and pick off all the late Fruit. This 
would only rot by being left on, and the Confe- 
quence would be its wetting 'the’Branches, which 
the firft Froft afterwards would from that Caufe 
deftroy. ; 
_ After this, if the Frofts fet in fevere, let.a 
good Quantity of old Pea-f{traw be. hung upon the 
Tree, fo thick as to fhelter the young Wood, : ee 
not fo clofe as to fhut out the Air. 
This done, thefe Trees may be left to sia ; 
and they will, by this Practice, not only be: pre- 
ferv’d during Winter, but will puth out their 
young Fruit earlier in Spring, which will therefore 
have a much better Chance of ripening in Time. ° 
Let the Gardener’s next Care; in Refpect of 
Fruit, be to clear, refrefh, and enrich i Straw< 
berry Beds. 
The Beginning of this Work mutt be * Weed: 
-ing, and this can only be done by Hand. ‘Leet . 
him look over while the Labourer performs 
and where he fees the Plants ftand too 
one; always the weakeft. 
When they are thus clear’d and thinn’d, the 
fecond Article is, to take off the Strings or Run- 
ners; thefe muft be all cut from the Roots; 
and the dead Leaves at the fame Time being eit 
away, the Gardener will fee the pent Condition of 
hus Reds, 
The third Article which naturally eile thefe, 
is refrefhing the Roots. This is to be done by 
new Soil, which I have found, by Experience, 
to be no way fo good as when mix’d of mellow 
Dung and frefh Earth. 
Therefore let two Barrows of rich Mould, cut 
from under the Turf in a good Pafture, be mix’d 
with one Barrow of old Dung: or let a larger Quan- 
tity of this be made where the Plantation is Sréatér 
When this is perfectly mix’d, let it be Geet died 
vall over the Beds half an Inch deep, and left in 
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