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is now to Be feen the mod thriving one of Hun- 
dreds that I have growing. But, by the Way, 
my Reader is to obferve, that this Cherry-Tree 
was ten or twelve Years Growth in a Wood, 
before I thus tranfplanted it, and afterwards 
budded it on its new young Shoot ^ for a very 
imall Nurfery-Tree will not rightly agree with 
this rough hard Ufage, becaufe 'its young Roots 
have not Strength enough to pufii themfelves on 
with fo much Vigour as is necefiary to make them 
thrive on fuch a crudy Surface. But where a 
tranfplanted Tree Root has Strength enough, 
and planted according to Art, the refrediing nou- 
rifhing Rains and Dews, will be retained longer 
in this did* Earth than in any other, and emit its 
fertile vegetative Quality fo leifurely and tempe- 
rately, as to give the greateft Magnitude, and the 
longed Life to all Trees that grow in the fame. 
Thus, altno’ my Situation is on a level high Hill, 
and my bottom Ground a red Clay, yet I have fre- 
quently plentiful Returns of Apples, Pears and 
Cherries. An Example of which feidom fails me 
in the Produce of one of the larged of Apple- 
Trees, becaufe it fometimes bears near thirty 
Bufhels ripe in the Time of Harved. Near 
the like i may fay of an Orange Bell- Pear 
Tree, without bedowing any Dreffing or Ma- 
nure about the Roots of this large Tree, be- 
caufe this is fupplied by my Horfes, Cows and 
Sheep lying often under its fhady Head, and 
fertilizing the Ground with their Dung and 
Stale. But as the Parfnip Apple-Tree dands 
in 
