TO THE KING. 



SIRE, 



It is now upwards of feventeen years fince Your 

 Majefty did me the honour to appoint me Your Gar- 

 dener at Kenfington and St. James's ; during which 

 time I have made a great variety of experiments 

 on Fruit and Foreft Trees, and introduced the mode 

 of Pruning and Training recommended in the fol- 

 lowing Treatife. 



Your Majefty has, at different times, gracioufly 

 condefcended to examine the procefs, and been 

 jJeafed to exprefs Your approbation of the Improve- 

 ments in fuch favourable terms, as have caufed my 

 heart to overflow with unfpeakable pleafure. 



Such encouragement from my Royal Matter has 

 ftimulated me to proceed with fo much alacrity 



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