By Mr. John Robertson. 



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The borders without, should, in the first instance, be pro- 

 perly prepared for the roots of the trees, and be afterwards 

 left entirely in their possession, and no other tool than a fork 

 should be used about thern, to avoid doing them an injury ; 

 such is the practice at Montreuil, near Paris, where the gar- 

 deners cultivate the Peach to a greater extent, perhaps, and 

 with more success, than in any other part of Europe. 



Should the expense of building arches be objectionable, 

 piers, at intervals of twelve or eighteen inches, the spaces 

 between between them being covered with large stones or 

 flags, may be substituted with equal advantage. 



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