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,<£ But the Gentleman being made fenfible of his 
“ Error, after fome Time, he propagated little 
C£ elfe but the true Cyder Sort, by cutting off 
cc the Heads of the contrary, and grafting the 
e£ befl he could get. And now the fame Place 
* c is as famous for excellent Cyder, as I myfelf 
<c have tatted there with a great deal of Plea- 
<£ fure; fo that your Reafons for not having 
4e good Cyder in Hertfordshire are of no 
££ Weight. Nay, my prefent Matter tells me, 
“ that the beft Cyder Fruit delights much in 
<£ ftiff, wet Clay- Land, as he has experienced, 
<£ and we are now planting in fuch Ground ; 
u fo that, I think, all this is enough to con- 
<£ vince any Perfon of Judgment of the fame. 
And had you propagated fuch, inftead of the 
6C other contrary Sorts near your Houfe, it had 
“ been many Founds to your Advantage, and 
<£ you might have had the Pleafure of drinking 
<£ fuch Liquor, as hardly neat Wine could ex- 
<x ceed, as well as thofe that may fucceed you 
<c in your Eftate. Notwithftanding, I mutt 
u own vou have done well, as you knew no 
££ better in thofe Days. 1 was lately at Exe- 
c( ter doing fome Bufinefs for my Matter, who 
cc has a good Eftate near that City, where I 
* £ got acquainted with a great Cyderift, who is 
alfo an excellent Gardener, as he raifes the 
?s Pine- Apple or Pomegranate in hot Beds, in 
££ near the fame Manner as Cucumbers are, of 
* £ which I faw as fine Plants as ever 1 beheld. 
" He has Cucumbers almoft all the Year 3 1 faw 
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