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Upon the Cultivation of the Fig Tree. 



ringing behind the fruit ; and if repetition of the experiment by 

 others should shew the certain utility of the practice, we shall pos- 

 sess the only particular still wanting to our perfect command over 

 the produce of the fig tree ; for no fruit tree, as far as I know, is 

 so easily propagated, forced by soil and temperature to produce 

 abundant crops of fruit, and, except they fail of setting, made to 

 bring them to perfect maturity. 



Believe me, 



dear Sir, 

 your very obedient Servant, 

 p, * Q.m f ,„„ Charles Monck. 



Belsay, \Sth Jan. IS33. 



