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in flower, or bearing fruit. If planted as dwarfs, they may be 

 covered with poles ftuck into the ground, thatching over the 

 tops of the trees with fome fern, or any other light covering, 

 which will prevent the bloflbm from being killed by the froffc 

 in February and March. After the fruit is fet, and the leaves 

 fo far out as to cover it, if fine weather, the covering may be 

 removed in the latter end of April or beginning of May, which 

 will enfure a plentiful crop of Almonds ; a very ufeful fupply 

 for the table in Autumn and Winter. 



Thofewho have plenty of walling fometimes plant Almond- 

 trees on walls, and fometimes on efpaliers. 



Almonds may be preferved in dry fand, or bran, for ufe ; 

 but they mufh be thoroughly dried on thelves, or boards, in an 

 airy place before they are put into the fand or bran, otherwife 

 they will get mouldy. They are preferved only for their 

 kernels, the other part of the fruit being of no fervice. 



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