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•On Stocks raifed from Seeds which 

 come from the Cyder-prefs, or upon 

 Crab-flocks ; the latter of which are 

 efleemed for their Durablenefs, ef- 

 pecially for large Standard - trees. 

 Thefe mould be raifed from Seeds, 

 as the Pear - flock, and mufl be 

 treated in the fame manner : for 

 thofe procured from Suckers, cjrV. 

 are not near fo good ; but for fmall 

 Gardens, the Paradife -flock hath 

 been for fome Years paft greatly 

 efleem'd ; it being cf very humble 

 Growth, caufeth the Fruit - trees 

 grafted or budded thereon to bear 

 very foon, and they may be kept in 

 fmall Compafs : but thefe are only 

 roper for very fmall Gardens, or 

 y way of Curiofity ; fmce the Trees 

 thus raifed are but of fhort Dura- 

 tion, and feldom arife to any Size 

 to produce Fruit in Quantities, un- 

 fefs the Graft or Bud be buried in 

 Planting, fo that they put forth 

 Roots ; and then they will be equal 

 to Trees grafted upon Free-flocks, 

 fince they receive but fmall Advan- 

 tage from the Stock. 



For Cherries, you mould make 

 life of Stocks raifed from the Stones, 

 Cf the common Black, or the wild 

 Honey-cherry ; both cf which are 

 Urong free Growers, and produce 

 [the cleanefl Stocks. 



For Plums, you may ufe the 

 Stones of moft free-growing Sorts ; 

 which will alfo do very well for 

 [Apricots, thefe being not fo difficult 

 o take as Peaches or Nectarines ; 

 :>ut fas I faid before) thefe mould 

 iot be raifed From Suckers, for the 

 <eafon there amgned, but rather 

 rom Stones. 



,i There are fome Perfons who re- 

 ommend the Almond flock for fe- 

 'eral Sorts of tender Peaches, upon 

 vhichthey will take much better than 

 pon Plum-flocks : but thefe being 

 snder in their Roots, and apt to 

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moot early in the Spring, and being 

 of fhort Duration, are by many Peo- 

 ple rejected : but fuch tender Sorts 

 of Peaches which will not take upon 

 Plum- flocks, fhould be budded upon 

 Apricots, upon which they will take 

 very well ; and all Sorts of Peaches 

 which are planted upon dry Soils, 

 will continue much longer, and not 

 be fo fubject toBlight,if theyare upon 

 Apricots : for it is obferved, that 

 upon fuch Soils where Peachci fel- 

 dom do well, Apricots will thrive 

 exceedingly ; which may be owing 

 to the Strength and Compaclnefs of 

 the VeiTels in the Apricots, which 

 render it more capable of aiTimilate- 

 ing or drawing its Nourifhment 

 from the Plum-ilock, which in dry 

 Soils feldom allbtJ it in great Plenty 

 to the Bud ; and the Peach-tree, be- 

 ing of a loofe fpongy Natnre, is not 

 fo capable to draw its Nourifhment 

 therefrom ; which occafions that 

 Weaknefs which is cOmmonly ob- 

 ferved in thofe Trees when planted 

 on a dry Soil ; therefore it is the 

 common Practice cf the Nurfery-' 

 gardeners, to bud the Plum-flocks 

 either with Apricots, or fome free- 

 growing Peach ; and aftsr thefe 

 have growa a Year, they bud the 

 tender Sorts of Peaches upon thefe" 

 Shoots ; by which Method many 

 Sorts fucceed well, which in the 

 common way will not thrive, or 

 fcarce keep alive ; and thefe the 

 Gardeners term double work'd 

 Peaches. 



Some People of late have bud- 

 ded and grafted Cherries uponStccks 

 of Cornip, and others the Morel lo^ 

 Cherry, which, they fay, will ren- 

 der the Trees more fruitful, and lefs 

 luxuriant in Growth, fo that thev 

 may be kept in lefs Compafs ; thefe 

 Stocks having the fame Effect upon 

 Cherries, as the Paradife-ftock hath 

 on Apples. 



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