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uliem all , as if they were Currants or Gooseberries , fo thick as 
hedges^ whereby one man may gather as many of themes o- 
therwife, when they are planted in trees at diftaece, four 
perfons may do. Expedient is the benefit of this Trade. Hav- 
ing difcourfed of this new way to all here > they are generally 
inclinable to it 5 coniidering that the Planting their Trees, as 
before 3 at diltance 5 and letting them grow high, has been the 
main obftrudtionof that work hitherto, and the lofs of their 
- time and gain but being in hedges, they will be always young 
tender plants ^ and confequently will be eafily cut in great, 
quahtites with a pair of Garden Sizzers. But there may be 
luggefted yet another, and perhaps a better way ; whichis, to 
fowefome Acres with Mulberry Jesd, and to cut it with a fith,. 
and ever to keep it under. 1 have alio bethought my felf of a 
new way, for a few hands to ferve many Worms, and that: 
more cleanly than before: which alfo will be a means* without 
more trouble or pains, to feparate unhealthy worms ffonr 
healthful 5 and by which a great many more may be kept in a 
rocm, than otherwife upon {helves, as is ufual here. Befides 
this, l have fown a little French-Barley and Rdce feed, and am 
thinking on a way of un-husking them with, expedition, and fo 
preparing them for the Merchant, as they ufe to be : But if you 
can inform me, how they are prepared, you. may have me 
Ibme labour. If I had any, in. husks, or any other ve- 
getable commodity, from the Streights tolry, I would here 
make tryal with them* Its like, that fome of thofe Merchants- 
that are ofyour Society } and keep aCorrefpondency. there, may 
affift in procuring them. By the latter {hips { intend to fend 
yon a New- fort of fweet feat tdTobacco i which I have not yet. 
had time to improve. 
A Method \ by which a Glafisof a final! Plano-convex Sphere 
may be made, to refir aci the Rayes of light to a Focus of 
afar greater diflance r than k ufiuah 
This is propofed by Mr. Hoo^ in confequence of what was 
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