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any, plantations of foreft-trees made at proper diftances, fo 

 as not to fhade it, will be found the bed fubftitute. At the 

 fame time, there ought to be a free admittance for the fun and 

 air. On that account, a place furrounded by woods is a very 

 improper fituation for a garden or orchard, as a foul ftagnant 

 air is very unfavourable to vegetation ; and it is alfo obferved, 

 that blights are much more frequent in fuch fituations, than in 

 thofe that are more open and expofed. 



I have recommended the practice of intermixing fruit-trees 

 in fhrubberies and plantations of this kind to feveral gentle- 

 men, who have adopted it with fuccefs. While the fruit- 

 trees are in flower, they are a great ornament to the fhrub- 

 beries ; and in Summer and Autumn the different colours of 

 the fruit have a beautiful appearance. Add to this the ad- 

 vantage of a plentiful fupply of fruit for the table, and for 

 making Cider and Perry ; and if fome Cherries are inter- 

 fperfed among them, they will be food for birds, and be the 

 means of preventing them from deftroying your finer fruit in 

 the orchard or garden. 



About fix years ago, my worthy friend Walter Urquhart, efq. 

 of Warley Park, near Waltham Abbey, planted a clump of 

 fruit and foreft trees, with flowering fhrubs in front, next the 

 houfe, to fcreen his garden, which was fo injudicioufly fituated 

 as to prefent the walls to view from the houfe, and from 

 almoft every part of his beautiful park. The fruit-trees made 

 choice of for this purpofe were large ones of various kinds, 

 which had been headed down, and were then full of fruit- 

 buds. Thefe trees were planted at a proper diftance from 

 the garden, fo as not to fhade the walls, and the foreft-trees 

 interfperfed among them, according to the height that they 

 would attain when full grown. 



Mr. 



