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An Accompt of a Book. 
The Planters Manual : Beijgghttw&ionsfor the Raifing, Plant- 
irig andO\Ji\tmmg all forts cf Fruic-Trees; vfihether Stone- 
fruicSs f?r Pepin- fraicsj Mi'^^ Natures mi Seafons ; 
^eryx\^t{n\ for fmh as are curious m PlantiDg a^d Grafting* 
JSj Charles Cotton £/2'»/V<f, in London, 16-]%. 
WE ^re concerned to take fpecial notice of this Curious Trea- 
tife ; it being publifhed exprefly for the fMck ufeful- 
riefs, to advance the noble Work of raifing the nioft delicious 
Orchard-fruit and Garden-fruir, which goes on fo profperoufly in 
JEnglandv Co much for the honour of this Nation : The moft love- 
iy and ilioft pleafant part of Agriculture becoming the Infpedion 
x^f Gentlemen, and the iiiofr innocent Recreation of Princes and 
Nobles.. We have, indeed, two excellent TranQations out of 
Frenchy the French Gardiner^ which hath much for Olitory 
JIants, and the Sieur Le Gendre , which is proper for Wall- 
fruit, both which I have formerly mentioned, ^hefetwo were 
the firft and beil: experienced Mafters of noble Orciiards and Gar- 
-densin fr^«^^, and their elegant and accurate Traoflations have 
,done much gooA 'm England. And this our Judicious Author isg 
J think, the firft [hat may juftlybe called an Englifli Author of 
-fruitful Gardens. For- he accommodates all his InfiruStions to 
4his €Umat& for iht ftirejl Orchards of delicate fruit (which is 
-hh proper Argument : J dx\d for the befi ordering of fuch tender 
fruit require Walling I and for thG choice and right ordering of 
fuch fruit, as agrees befi for Contrefpalliers , ov Uedge-rows over 
againft the walled fruit, 7hat there may he pleafant Walks or Al- 
leys hetmxthoth thofe rom: And for Dwarf trees and Shrubs 5 
of which he accounts for the chief kinds ^ giving us very brief 
Catalogues of the very befl forts of Cherries ^ Jpicocks^ riums^ 
Peaches^ Pavyes, Afples^ and Pears: For which laft he is largeft 
in advifing the choice for every Moneth , which to be eaten 
raw, and which to be baked. 
He 
