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TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND 



twelve yards diftant from each other, fuppofing the walls to 

 be from twelve to fixteen feet high ; if they are only ten feet, 

 fifteen yards will be little enough. 



If Pears are planted on South walls, you may plant Vines* 

 Peaches, Nectarines, or Apricots, between them, till the 

 trees extend fo far as nearly to meet each other ; you may 

 then remove the Peaches, Nectarines, &c. to any other fitu- 

 ation in the garden where they are wanted. If Pears are 

 planted on Weft walls, you may plant the fame fort of trees 

 between them as on South walls ; the fruit on a Weft afpect 

 will come into ufe to fucceed that on the South. On an Eaft 

 wall you may plant different forts of Plums and Cherries be- 

 tween the Pear-trees till they almoft meet ; then tranfplant 

 the Plums and Cherries as Standards or wall-trees, as you 

 fee fit. 



The borders for Pear-trees in a large garden fhould not be 

 lefs than from ten to twenty feet wide, with a foot path about 

 three feet from the wall, covered over at top with coal-afhes, 

 or road-fand, to make a dry walk for getting at the trees to 

 cut and nail them, to gather the fruit, &c. 



The depth of the mould for Pear-trees fhould never be lefs 

 than three feet, laying the heft mould at top, to encourage 

 the roots to come . as near the furface as pofTible. If the bot- 

 tom be clay it will be very neceffary, once in every five or fix 

 3/cars, to open the ground round the roots of the trees, and 

 cut off all the large ones that are inclining to run Into the 

 clay ; by fo doing, your trees will throw out frefh roots that 

 will run near the furface, provided the mould is good near 

 the top of the -borders. * 



You may have a crop of early Peas, Lettuce, or Spinach, 

 ^or any other {mail crops, on the borders, during the Winter 



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