The Conclufion. 
being frozen, but alfo fereens the Corn 
from thefe drying winds, and keeps it in a 
moift, florid, fnpple itate. 
It feems therefore to be a very reafonable 
diredion which is given by fome of the 
Authors who write on Agriculture and Gar- 
dening, 'V/z. during thefe cold drying winds, 
when little dew falls, to water the trees in 
dry foils, in the bloflbming feafon, and while 
the young fet fruit is tender 5 and provided 
there is no immediate danger of a froft, or 
in cafe of continued froft, to take care to 
cover the trees welh and at the fame time 
to fprinkle them with water, which is imi- 
tating nature’s method of watering every part: 
But if the fuccefs of this pradice in cold 
weather may be thought a little doubtful j 
yet the fprinkling the bodies and leaves of 
trees, in a very hot and dry fummer feafon, 
feems moft reafonable, for by Exper. 42. 
they will imbibe much moifturc. 
As to floping fhelters over Wall-trees, I 
have often found, that when they are fo 
broad as to prevent any rain or dew com- 
ing at the trees, they do more harm than 
good, in thefe long eafterly drying winds • 
becaufe they prevent the rain and dews 
falling on them, which would not only 
B b refrelh 
