TREATISE ON THE CULTURE, &c. 173 



flower, and the fruit in Autumn has a fine appearance, and 

 grows to a large fize if the trees be kept thin, and not over- 

 loaded with wood. They may be planted in orchards among 

 other fruit-trees; for, as they flower much later than Apples 

 and Pears, there will be no danger of the farina intermixing 

 with theirs. They may alfo have a place in plantations in 

 the pleafure ground, or fingly on the lawn, or in rows by the 

 fides of gravel-walks : in this cafe, they fhould be trained 

 with ftraight ftems eight or ten feet high, and all the ftrag- 

 gling branches fhould. be cut in, to affift them in forming 

 handfome round, heads* Thefe trees may be intermixed witfL 

 thorns, and will have a very good effect. 



We have only two forts cultivated in the garden ; viz, the* 

 Apple-fhaped, and the Fear- fhaped Service-tree. 



Thefe trees are propagated from feed* layers, and cuttings. 

 By railing them from feed you may perhaps obtain feveral 

 varieties; but the beft method of preferving the forts, when 

 you have fine varieties, is by grafting or budding. 



Train the ftem, if for ftandards, fix or eight feet high ; but 

 if for dwarfs, about three feet h gh ; which latter may be 

 planted in fhrubberies. The fruit, when ripe,- may be 

 gathered and put in the fruit-room ;. letting it remain till, 

 nearly in a ft ate of decay : it will make a variety when ferved 

 up to table among the Autumn fruits. 



The wood of this tree is very ufeful for making picture- 

 frames, toys, &c. 



When the trees are pruned, and where there are any de- 

 cayed parts, the Compofition fhould be applied. 



