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fexpofed to the open Air in the Sum- 

 mer-feafon ; but they thrive much 

 better, if they are continued in the 

 Stoves, provided the Glaffes be kept 

 open, fo that they may have free 

 -Air ; for when they are fet abroad, 

 the great Rains which generally fali 

 in Summer, together with the unfet- 

 tled Temper of the Air in our Cli- 

 mate, does greatly diminilh their 

 Beauty, by retarding their Growth ; 

 and fometimes in wet Summers they 

 are fo replete with Moifture as to rot 

 in the fucceeding Winter ; nor will 

 thofe Plants which are fet abroad (I 

 mean the tender Sorts) produce their 

 Flowers and Fruit in fuch Plenty as 

 thofe which are conftantly preferved 

 in the Houfe. 



The twelfth Sort is fuppofed to be 

 the Plant upon which the Cochineal- 

 fly breeds : thefe depofit their Eggs 

 in the Centre of the Flowers, upon 

 the Crown of the Ovary ; and when 

 they are hatch'd, the young Infecls 

 feed upon the Fruit, which is of a 

 deep-red Colour within ; and if eat- 

 en by Men, colours their Urine as 

 red as Blood ; which has often fright- 

 ened Strangers who have eaten of the 

 Fruit, when they have thought it 

 was real Blood they voided j tho* 

 no ill Effects attend it. 



The ninth and eleventh Sorts are 

 lefs common than the others, and 

 are rarely feen but in very curious 

 ardens : thefe are the tendered of 

 em all, and fftould be placed in a 

 arm Part of the Stove in Winter ; 

 ut mult have very little Water given 

 fchem at thatSeafon; and in Sum- 

 mer muft always be kept in the 

 tioufe : for they will not bear the 

 >pen Air in the Heat of Summer, 

 hich is feldom very regular in this 

 ountry. 



ORANGE. Vide Aurantium. 

 ORCHARD. In planting of an 

 rchard, great Care fkouid be had 



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of the Nature of the Soil, that fuch 

 Sons of Fruit as are adapted to grow 

 upon the Ground intended to be 

 planted, may be chofen, othervvife 

 there can be little Hopes of their 

 fucceeding ; and it is for want of 

 rightly obferving this Method, that 

 we fee in many Countries Orchards 

 planted which never arrive to any 

 tolerable Degree of Perfection, their 

 Trees ftarving ; and their Bodies are 

 either covered with Mofs, or the 

 Bark cracks and divides ; both which 

 are evident Signs of the Weaknefs 

 of the Trees ; whereas, if inftead of 

 Apples the Orchard had been plant- 

 ed with Pears, Cherries, or any other 

 Sort of Fruit to which the Soil had 

 been adapted, the Trees might have 

 grown very well, and produced grear 

 Quantities of Fruit. 



As to the Pcfition of the Orchard 

 (if you are at full Liberty to choofe). 

 a riling Ground, open to the South - 

 eait, is to be preferr'd : bu: I would 

 by no means advife to plant upon the 

 Side of an Hill, where the Declivity 

 is very great ; for in fuch Places the 

 great Rains commonly warn down 

 the better Part of the Ground, where- 

 by the Trees would be deprived of 

 proper Nourifhment : but where the 

 Rife is gentle, it is of great Advan- 

 tage to the Trees by admitting the 

 Sun and Air between them better 

 than it can upon an intire Level ; 

 which is an exceeding Benefit to the 

 Fruit, by diiTipating Fog?, and dry- 

 ing up the Damps, which, when de- 

 tained amongfi the Trees, mix with 

 the Air, and render it rancid : if it 

 be defended from the Weft, North, 

 and Eail Winds, it will alio render 

 the Situation (till more advantage- 

 ous ; for it is chiefly from thofe 

 Quarters that Fruit-trees receive the 

 greateft Injury : therefore, if the 

 Place be not naturally defended 

 from thefe by rifwg Hills (which is 

 Qjl q s always 



