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other Sort of Fruit-trees. In the 

 Nurferies there are three Sorts of 

 Stocks generally ufed, to graft Ap- 

 ples upon : the firft are called Free- 

 itccks : thefe are raifed from the 

 Kernels of all Sorts of Apple?, in- 

 differently » an£ l are tcrrn " 

 cd Crab-ftocks ; for all thofe Trees 

 which are produced from the Seeds, 

 before they are grafted, are termed 

 I Crab?, without anyCiiUnction : but, 

 j as I before obferved, I mould always 

 prefer fuch Slocks as are railed from 

 the Kernels of Crabs, where they are 

 preiTed for Verjuice : and I find fe- 

 veral of the o!d Writers on this Sub- 

 ject, of the fame Mind. Mr. Aujlen, 

 who wrote an hundred Years ago, 

 (ays, The Stock which he accounts 

 beft for Apple- grafts , is the Crab : 

 which is better than fleeter Apple- 

 trees to graft on, becauft they are 

 ufuully free from Canker, and will 

 become 'very Urge Trees \ and, I con- 

 ceive, will laft longer than Stocks of 

 fweeter Apples, and will ma & Fruits 

 more ftrong and hardy to endure Frojls. 

 And it is very certain, that by fre- 

 quently grafting fome Sorts of Ap- 

 ples upon Free-itocks, the Fruits 

 have been rendered lefs firm and 

 poignant, and of fhorter Dura- 

 tion. 



The fecond Sort of Stock is the 

 Dutch Creeper, before mentioned : 

 thefe are dengned to flint the Growth 

 sf the Trees, and keep them within 

 Compafs for Dwarfs or Efpaliers. 



The third Sort is the Paradife-ap- 

 nle; which is a very low Shrub ; fo 

 Dnly proper forTrees which are kept 

 n Pots, by way of Curiofuyj for 

 b'efe do not continue long. 



Some Perfons have made ufe of 

 3odiin-ftocks for grafting of Apples, 

 n order to ftint their Growth : but 

 s thefe are commonly propagated 

 »y Suckers,, I would by no means 

 4vife the ufing of them_j nor would 



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I choofe to raifetheCodlin-trees from 

 Suckers, but rather graft them upon 

 Crab-ftocks; which will caui'e the 

 Fruit to be firmer, laft longer, and 

 have a (harper Flavour : and thefe* 

 Trees will laft much longer {bund, 

 and never put oat Suckers, as the 

 Codlins always do; which, if not 

 conftantly taken off, will weaken 

 the Trees, and caufe them to can- 

 ker ; and it is no: only from the 

 Roots, but from the Knots of their 

 Stems, there are generally a great 

 Number of ftrong Shoots produced, 

 which fill the Trees with ufelefs 

 Snoots, and render them unfightly, 

 and the Fruit lmall and crumpled. 



The Method of raifmg Stocks 

 from the Kernels of Crabs or Apple* 

 is, to procure them where they arc 

 preiTed for Verjuice or Cyder ; and 

 after they are cleared of the Pulp, 

 they may be fown upon a Bed of 

 light Earth, covering them over 

 about half an Inch taick with the 

 fame light Earth. Tnefe may be 

 fown in November or December, 

 where the Ground is dry ; but in 

 wet Ground, it will be better to de- 

 fer it till February: but then the 

 Seeds mould be preserved in dry 

 Sand, and kept out of the Reach of 

 Vermin ; for if Mice or Rats can 

 get to them, they will devour the 

 Seeds : there mould alfo be Care 

 taken of the Seeds, when they are 

 fown, to protect them from thefe 

 Vermin, by fetting of Traps to take 

 them, iffc. In the Spring, when 

 the Plants begin to appear, they muft 

 be carefully weeded ■, and if the Sea- 

 fon mould prove dry, it will be of 

 great Service to water them two or 

 three times a Week : and during the 

 Summer, they muft be conftantly 

 kept clear from Weeds ; which, if 

 fuffered to grow, will foon over- top 

 the Plants, and fpoil their Growth : 

 if thefe thrive well, they wiU be fit 



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