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the Number of thefe will be in- 

 creafed continually from Seeds. 



Thefe are propagated either by 

 Suckers taken from the old Plants, 

 or bv Cuttings ; the latter of which 

 i prefer to the former, becaufc thofe 

 Plants which are produced from 

 Suckers are always more dil'poled 

 to moot out a greater Number of 

 Suckers from their Roots, than fuch 

 as are railed from Cuttings, which 

 generally form much better Roots. 



The bell: Seafon for planting thefe 

 Cuttings is in Autumn, juil before 

 their Leaves begin to fall ; obferv- 

 ing always to take the handfomeft 

 Shoots, and from fuch Branches as 

 generally produce the greateft Quan- 

 tity of Fruit; for if you take thofe 

 which are produced from the Stem 

 of the old Plants (which are com- 

 monly very luxuriant), they will 

 not be near fo fruitful as thofe t;u-:rn 

 from bearing Branches : theie Cut- 

 tings fiiould- be about fix or eight 

 Inches long, and mull be planted in 

 a Border of light Earth, expofed to 

 the morning Sun, about fix Inches 

 deep, obferv ing to water them gently, 

 when the Weather proves dry, to 

 facilitate their taking Root ; and in 

 the Summer, when they have put 

 out, you mould rub off all rV un- 

 der Shoots, leaving only rhe npper- 

 mofl: or ftrongeft, which fhould be 

 trained upright, to form a regular 

 Stem. In Oclobcr following, thefe 

 Plants will be fit to remove; at 

 which time you mould prepare an 

 cpen Spot of frefh Earth, which 

 mould be well dug, and clean&d 

 from all noxious Weeds, Roots, (Sc. 

 and being levelled, you fhould pro- 

 ceed to take up your Plants, trim- 

 ming their Roots, and cutting off 

 all lateral Branches; then plant 

 them at three Feet Diftance Row 

 from Row, and one Foot afunder in 

 the Rows, obferving to place fome 



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fhort Sticks to the Plants,' in order 

 to train their Stems upright and re- 

 gular. In this Place they may re- 

 main one Year; being careful to 

 keep them clear from Weeds ; as 

 alio to trim ofF all lateral Shoots 

 which are produced below the Head 

 of the Plant, fo that the Stem may 

 be clear about a Foot in Height 

 above the Surface of the Earth, 

 w hich will be full enough : and as 

 the Branches are produced common- 

 ly very irregular in the Head, yoti 

 muft cut out fuch of them as crofs 

 each other, or thin them where they 

 are too clofe ; whereby the Head of 

 the Plant will be open, and capable 

 of admitting the Air freely into the 

 Middle, which is of great Ufe to all 

 Kinds of Fruits. 



After thefe Plants have remained 

 in this Nurfery one Year, they will 

 be fi: to tranfplant to the Places 

 where they are deligned to remain ; 

 for it 15 not fo well to let them grow 

 in the Nurferies too large, which 

 will occafion their Roots to be 

 woody, whereby the removing of 

 them will not only hazard the 

 Growth of the Plants ; but fuch of 

 them as may take very well, will 

 remain Hinted for two or three Years,, 

 before they will be able to recover 

 their Check. The Soil in which 

 thefe Plants thrive to the greatefc 

 Advantage, is a rich light fandy 

 Earth ; though they will do very 

 well upon moil! Soils, which are not 

 too flrong or moift, and in all Si- 

 tuations : but where the Fruit is 

 cultivated, in order to procure it in 

 the greatell Perfection, they fiiould 

 never be planted in the Shade of 

 other Trees, but mull have a free 

 open Expofure : the Diftance they 

 ought to be planted is eight Feec 

 Row from Row, and fix Feet afunder 

 in the Rows : the bell Seafon for 

 tranfplanting them is in Qfiober. 



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