TREATISE ON THE CULTURE, &c. 227 



the Summer forts will fuffice ; more of the Autumn, and it ill 

 more of the Winter will be required ; as upon this laft you muft 

 chiefly depend for fupply from the month of January to July. 

 See the Method of preferving Fruit, in Chapter XXV. 



In cyder- making counties, fuch as Hereford, Worcefter, 

 Gloucefter, Somerfet, and Devon, they have large orchards of 

 Apples ; and in fome counties, (Kent in particular) there 

 are orchards wholly of cherries. In general, orchards, how- 

 ever, there ought to be a much larger proportion of Apples 

 than of any other fruit. Orchards, in proper fituations, are 

 very profitable # befide, the trees have a delightful, appearance 

 when in- bloffom, and alfo when the fruit is ripe. 



What has been faid refpecting the fituation and foil of a 

 garden is alio applicable to an orchard. The fituation of an 

 orchard fhould be rather elevated than low ; on a gentle 

 dechvtty ; and open to. the South and South Eaft, to give free 

 admiffion to, the air and rays of the fun (to dry up the damps 

 and difperle the fogs), which will render the trees healthy, 

 and give a fine flavour to the fruit. An orchard ihould alfo 

 be well flickered from the Eafl, North, and Wefferly winds* 

 by plantations, if not naturally fheltered by rifing grounds. 

 Theie plantations- of forehV trees fhould neither be too large 

 nor too near the orchard ; as they w T ould in that cafe prevent 

 a free circulation of the air, which, would prove injurious to 

 the fruit-trees. But, if the ground will not admit of fuch 

 plantations, I would advife planting crofs rows of fruit-trees, 

 as directed for gardens. I would alfo recommend planting 

 feme of the largeft growing trees neareft the outfides expofed 

 to thofe winds ; two or three rows of which fhould be planted 

 clofer than ordinary, which would greatly llielter thoie in the 



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