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CHAPTER XXIV. 



THE ORCHARD, 



Its Size, Situation, and Soil — Choice of Trees, preparing the 

 Ground, Planting, SCc. — An annual Wajh for Trees. 



ORCHARDS are appropriated to the growth of ftandard 

 fruit-trees only, where a large fupply of fruit is wanted ; and 

 generally confift of Apple-trees, Pear-trees, Plum-trees, and 

 Cherry-trees ; but a complete orchard lhould have, befides, 

 Quinces, Medlars, Mulberries, Service-trees, Filberts, Spanilh 

 Nuts, and Barberries ; as alfo Walnuts and Chefnuts ; the two 

 latter of which are well adapted for fheltering the others from 

 high winds, and fhould therefore be planted in the boundaries 

 of the orchard, a little clofer than ordinary, for that purpofe In 

 chocfing your trees, too much care cannot be taken to admit 

 of none but fuch as have good roots, fair clean items, and 

 proper heads. In felecting your Pears and Apples, efpecialjy 

 the latter, be careful to procure a proper affortment for the 

 fupply of yoxxx table during the whole year : a very few of 



the 



