80 Account of Peach Trees at Worthy Hall 



Iii 1808 32 Trees produced 7450 Peaches and Nectarines. 



1809 - - - 8314 



1810 - - - 10680 

 18 LI - - - 5850 



1812 - - - 10754 



1813 - - - 9306 



1814 - - - 8082 



1815 - - - 8928 



1816 - 15184 



1817 - - - 8026 



1818 28 Trees produced 3116 



1819 - 10029 



Most of the trees were planted in 1801 ; in 1805, when I 

 came into Mr. Wortley's service, they then covered a great 

 part of the walls, but there was not one fruitful shoot upon 

 them, nor had they produced any crops up to that time. 

 Immediately after I had the management of the garden I 

 headed down all the trees, and in the following year (1806) 

 obtained tolerably good new heads, the wood of which 

 ripened well. In 1807 they bore a very good crop ; but I 

 have no means of estimating that year's produce. The pre- 

 vious failure of the trees did not arise from their being too 

 young ; had they been properly treated, my former as well 

 as subsequent experience enables me to state, that they 

 would have borne abundantly. It was the opinion of many 

 gardeners in the neighbourhood, that the trees would be so 

 injured by the large crop (of 1807) which was allowed to 

 remain on them, so soon after they were headed down, that 



