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and CyderijL — Thefe mud be kept very clean 
from Weeds in the fird Year of their Growth, 
becaufe in their Infant Youth the Plants are 
eafily injured and overcome by them. At about 
a Year old the Stocks fhould be thinned, by 
drawing all the larged out firft, and leaving the 
red as regular as may be done, at a Foot Dis- 
tance. Thefe larged young Apple or Pear- 
Trees fhould be transplanted in Otlober , in rich, 
well-prepared fine Earth, in Rows, at two 
Foot Didance from each other, and each Stock 
to dand at a Foot Didance from each other; 
for at this Didance the interval Ground may 
be broke, kept loofe, fine, and free from Weeds 
from Time to Time, without injuring the Bo- 
dies of the tranfplanted Sets, or hurting their 
fmall fibrous Roots, if hoed by a careful Hand. 
In this new Plantation the Sets or Stocks fhould 
be planted in Sides or Pits made eight Inches 
broad, and at a moderate Depth, for thus their 
Roots will have full Liberty to enlarge them- 
felves. Then as Soon as they are in this Manner 
transplanted, throw round them a good Coat of 
Fern or Straw, in order to prevent the Damage 
of Frods, Droughts, and the Growth of 
Weeds, and for keeping the Ground loofe and 
mellow, fo as to leffen the Expence of breaking 
and cleaning the Ground. Not but that the 
interval Ground mud be kept heed, and if it 
is not done by a careful Hand, he may fpoil 
many of the Stocks, by bruifing their tender 
Rind with the Hoe, However, the Straw or 
Fern 
