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to tranfplant into the Nurfery the 

 Odohcr following ; at which time 

 the Ground mould be carefully 

 digged, and cleauied from the Roots 

 of all bad Weeds : then the Stocks 

 fhou'.d be planted in Rows three 

 Feet afunder, and the Plants one 

 Foot Diftance in the Rows, clofing 

 the Earth pretty faft to their Roots : 

 when the Siocks are tranfplanted out 

 of the Seed-bed, the fiift Autumn 

 after (owing, they need not be head- 

 ed ; but where they are inclined to 

 Ihoot downward, the Tap-root mud 

 be fhortenec, in order to force out 

 horizontal Roots : if the Ground is 

 pretty go^d in which thefe Stocks 

 are planted, and the Weeds con- 

 ftantly cleared away, the Stocks 

 will make great Progrefs ; fo that 

 thofe which are intended for Dwarfs, 

 may be grafted the Spring Twelve- 

 rooiiths after they are planted out of 

 the Seed-bed : but thofe which are 

 defigned for Standards will require 

 two Years more Growth, before 

 they will be fit to graft; by which 

 time they will be upward of fix Feet 

 high. The other neceiTary Work 

 to be cbterved in the Culture of 

 the(e Trees, while they remain in 

 the Nujfery, being exhibited under 

 the Article of 'Nurfery, I (hall not 

 repeat in this Place. 



I (ball next treat of the manner of 

 piloting fach of thefe Trees, as are 

 defigned for Efpaliers in the Kitchen- 

 garden ; vrhere, if there is an Ex- 

 tent of Ground, it will be proper to 

 plant, not only fuch Sorts as are for 

 the Ufe of the Table, but alfo a 

 Quantity of Trees to fupply the 

 Kitchen : but where the Kitchen - 

 garden is final!, the latter mult be 

 fuppiied from Standard-trees, either 

 from the Orchard, or where-ever 

 they are planted : but as many of 

 thefe Kitchen-apples are large, and 

 haiig late in the Autumn upon the 



Trees, they will be much more ex- 

 pofed to the ftrong Winds, on Stan- 

 dard-trees, than in Efpaliers ; where- 

 by many of the Fruit will be blown 

 down before they are ripe, and others 

 bruifed, fo as to prevent their keep- 

 ing : therefore where it can be done, 

 J mould always prefer the planting 

 them in Efpaliers. 



The Diltance which I mould 

 choofe to allow thefe Trees, mould 

 not be lefs than twenty- five Feet,' 

 for fuch Sorts as are of a moderate 

 Growth (if upon Crab or Free- 

 ftocks) : but the larger - growing 

 Sorts mould not be allowed lefs room 

 than thirty or thirty-five Feet, which 

 will be found full near enough, if 

 the Ground is good, and the Trees 

 properly trained : fcr as the Branches 

 of thefe Trees lhould not be fhorten- 

 ed, but trained at their full Length, 

 fo in a few Years they will be found 

 to meet" Indeed, at the firlt Plant- 

 ing, the Dift3nce will appear fo 

 great, to thofe Perfons who have not 

 obferved the vigorous Growth of 

 thefe Trees, that they will fuppofe 

 they never can extend their Branches 

 fo far, as to cover the Efpalier; 

 but if thefe Perfons will but obferve 

 the Growth of Standard-trees of the' 

 fame Kinds, and fee how wide their 

 Branches are extended on every Side, 

 they may be foon convinced, that as 

 thefe Efpalier-trees are allowed to 

 fpread but on two Sides, fo they will 

 of courfe make more Progrefs, as 

 the whole Nourifhment of the Roofi 

 will be employed in thefe Side- 

 branches, than where there is a great- 

 er Number of Branches on every 

 Side of the Tree, which are to be 

 fupplied with the fame Nourilh- 

 ment. 



The next thing to be obferved is, 

 the making choice of fuch Sorts of 

 Fruits as grow nearly alike, to plant ' 

 in the fame Efpalier. This is of- 



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