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middle of che Stalk with Sheers, and to wring off the Apricocks, 
Peaches, and Pavies, that you neither loofen nor harm the reft. 
That yopr Winter-Fruits may keep well, gather them in a 
fair Seafon, laid in rows upon the Boards, and the Windows kept 
open for about 20 or 30 days ; in that time they’ll fweat and 
call out the Water, then fhut the Windows, and let them dry 
again. Lay your Winter-Ben Crtfiitns, well wiped and dry, 
by one another, without touching, and handle them only by the 
Stalks, left they grow black. 
A warm Fruit-Chamber makes Fruit grow yellow and ripe 
the fooner, and on the contrary, when it is cold, they keep the 
longer, and ripen later. It ought to be fo placed as not to freeze I 
within, buc if it happen the Froft may enter, cover them with J 
Straw when the Froft begins, and wet Cloths be laid upon that, 
the Windows clofc lhut, and not be touch’d till the Froft and 
Thaw be wholly patted, and the Fruits Hry’d thoroughly again. . 
To cure Trees Difeafes. 
Difeafes of Trees always begin at the Roots, occafion’d by the- 
ill quality of the Soil that nouriflies them,therefore either change 
the place, or amend the fault of the Earth. Sometimes a Tree’s 
languilhing proceeds from the ill kind of Plant on which it is 
grafted, and fometimes from having been ill planted and order’d. 
Trees Ihew their Malady by their Leaves growing yellow, and 
by their Shoots, which are weak and languilliing, and dry at the 
ends, which proceeds from too great a Drought, or too 'much 
Moifture. If they are planted in too moift a Soil, keep them 
dry, either by Stones, or fome other means befcre-mention’d ; 
the contrary in dry and hard Ground, ’cis neceffary for their 
Cure co take the Eaith from them in JVevcwhfr,and all che Roots 
being laid bare, mix Hog's Dung wirh good Mould fpread upon 
them, for this Dung, being cold, refrefhes and moiftens the Ground 
which is too dry, and confequencly the Caufe of the Dileale. 
Drooping Trees you may help by opening the Ground at the 
foot of chem, and when the Mould is well ftirr’d, cover it with 
Figeon's Dung, fpread 2 or 3 inches chick over all the extent of 
the Roots, which Dung leave fo fpread till Match, and then work 
it in, mixe with the Mould ; but none of this Dung mult be 
fpread within a foot of the Stem. 
Trees are fubje& co Cankers in the Bark, Peach-trees and A- 
pricocks cfpecially ; to heal ’em, cut off the Bark and Wood that 
is infe&ed ; and if eaten round the Bough, cut it off to the quick, 
and cover it with frelh Cove or Horfe Dung , wrapt about with 
Flax or Linen to keep out the Air. So if Worms breed betwixt 
the Wood and the Bark, track them with a Pruning-knile ; and 
if at the end of che Bough, cht, it off, and apply Hog's or Ccnv 
Dung as before. Cater'piUars iVek for both m Winter and Spring, 
abou r 3 or 10 in the Morning, when the Sun flilnes, for then they 
run upon the new Shoots ; and beware no old Leaves remain be- 
twixt the Tree and the Wall, for there they’ll flicker chemfcives. 
