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great Confeqaence, becaufc of the 

 Diftance which they are to be pla- 

 ced ; otherwiie thofe Sorts which 

 make the largeft Shoots, may be 

 allowed lefs room to fpread, than 

 thofe of fmaller Growth : befide, 

 when all the Trees in one Efpalier 

 are nearly equal in Growth, they 

 will have a better Appearance, than 

 when fome are tall, and others fhort: 

 but for the better Inttruction of thofe 

 Perfons who are not converfant in 

 thefe things, I mall divide the Sorts 

 of Apples into three Gaffes, accord- 

 ing to their different Growths. 

 The largeft-growing Tree. 



All the Sorts of Pearmains. 



Kentijh Pippin. 



Holland Pippin. 



Monftrous Renette. 



Royal Ruflet. 



Wheelers Ruflet. 



Piles Ruflet. 



Nonpareil. 



Violet Apple. 



Middle- growing Tree. 



Margaret Apple. 



Golden Renette. 



Aromatic Pippin. 



Embroidered Apple. 



Renette Grife. 



White Renette. 



Codlin. 



SmaUeft-growing Tree. 



Quince Apple. 



Tranfparent Apple. 



Golden Pippin. 



Pomme d* Api. 



Fenouillet, or Anis-Apple. 



N. B. Thefe are all iuppofed to 

 be grafted on the fame Sort of 

 Stocks. 



If thefe Apples are grafted upon 

 Crab-ftocks, I would willingly place 

 them at the following Diitance trom 

 each' other ; efpecially where the Soil 

 is good; viz. the largeft-growing 

 Trees at forty Feet, the middle- 

 growing at thirty Feet, and tie 



fmall-growing at twenty • five Feet, 

 wnich, from conltant Experience,- 1 

 find to be full near enough : for in 

 many Places, where I have planted 

 thefe Trees at twenty-four Feet Di- 

 ftance, the Trees have fnoc fo, as 

 that in feven years their Branches 

 have met : and in fome Places, where 

 every other Tree hath been take* 

 up, the Branches have almcft joined 

 in feven Years after : therefore it 

 will be much the better way to 

 plant thefe Trees a/ a proper Diftance 

 at firft ; and between thefe to plant 

 fome dwarf Cherries, Curram, or 

 other Sort of Fruit, to bear for a 

 few Years ; which may be cut away 

 when the Apple-trees have extended, 

 their Branches to them : for when 

 the Apple-trees are planted nearer 

 together, few Perfons care to cat 

 down the Trees, when they are 

 fruitful ; fo that they are obliged to 

 ufe the Knife, Saw, and Chifiel, 

 more than is proper for the future 

 Good of the Trees : and many 

 times, where Perfons are inclinable 

 to take away Part of their Trees, the 

 Diftances will be often fo irregular 

 (where there was not this Confider- 

 ation in Planting) as to render th* 

 Efpalier unfightly. 



When the Trees are upon the 

 Dutch Dwarf - flock, the Diitance 

 fhould be for the large - growing 

 Trees twenty Feet ; for thofe of mid- 

 dle Growth fixteen ; and the fmalleft 

 twelve Feet ; which will be found 

 full near, where the Trees thrive 

 well. 



The next is the Choice of the 

 Trees, which mould not be more 

 than two Years Growth from the 

 Graft ; but thofe of one Year ftiould 

 be preferred : be careful that their 

 Stocks are young, found, and 

 fmooth ; free from Canker ; and 

 which have not been cut down in 

 the N artery : when they are taken 



