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clean ferns, three or four, to five or fix feet, either 
grafted. See. cr run up in their natural growth, to thofe 
heights, and then to branch out to form the head 
accordingly; or fome may aifo be trained in dwarf 
ftandards, in low ferns, fix or eight inches, to one or 
two feet; or alfo for efpalier-trees, in Items of fix or 
eight inches, to branch out low in fpreading heads, 
as obferved of Pears and Apples for the fame occafion; 
and when, in either of the above methods, the trees 
have formed heads of two or three, to four or five 
years growth, they may be finally tranfplanted where 
they are to remain. 
The feafon for planting the trees is autumn or 
fpring, or any time in open weather, from October or 
November, till March or April. 
The trees may be planted in ary common foil, either 
in kitchen gardens, pleafure-grortnds, orchards, hedge¬ 
rows, &c. as formerly intimated, fifteen or twenty 
feet afunder, the iiandards, and the heads of which be 
permitted to branch out every way in their natural 
manner; and for efpaliers, may plant fome, for variety, 
in aflemblage with thofe of Pears, Apples, &c. and 
the branches arranged horizontally to the trellis, at 
regular diftances, generally at their whole length, to 
the full- extent of their allotted fpace. 
Or Quince Trees may alfo be admitted in Ihrubberies 
ar.d other ornamental plantations in pleafure-grounds; 
end in which willdifplay an agreeable variety, in their 
flowering and fruit, in fummer and autumn. 
In the general growth of the Quince Trees, their cul¬ 
ture is, in the ftandards, to give only a little occafional 
pruning, when any diforderly growth in the branches 
occur; and in the efpalier-trees, they require an an¬ 
nual pruning every ftimmer and winter, to preferve 
the requifite regularity in that order of training; and 
in regard to the methods, both in the ftandard and 
efpalier pruning, may obferve nearly the fame as di- 
refted for Pears and Apples, which in general is appli¬ 
cable to the Quinces, as being fimilar in their growth 
and ways of. bearing, and to which we therefore refer 
for the particulars, relating to the article of pruning 
and training thofe trees. 
The Quinces attain full growth, for ufe, in Septem¬ 
ber and Oftober, moftly large, yellow, and impart a 
high odour; and may then be gathered, both for pre- 
fent occafions, as wanted, and Iikewife for keeping, 
laying them in a dry apartment, and covered thick 
with clean ftraw, to exclude the air, &c. and they will 
keep in perfe&ion fome time, for future ufe, as may 
be required.. 
Fu; thet Olfernations relating to the different Species cf 
the Apple, Pear, and Quince Kinds. 
In the different fpedes, &c. of the Pear, Apple, 
Crabs, Quinces, &c. fome may alfo be introduced, 
with propriety, in pleafurable plantations, for variety 
and ornament. 
The Siberian Crab and American Dwarf Apple, 
being trees of fmall, /lender growth, producing fin-* 
gularly fmall fruit, of the Apple kind, of a curious 
appearance, are proper to cultivate both fome as fruit- 
trees, in fmall ftandards, efpaliers. Sec. and to plant in 
Ihrubberies, for variety; they ripen fruit in autumn, and 
are agreeably flavoured, particularly the Siberian Ap¬ 
ple, and both forts make a pretty variety in a defert; the 
trees bear the fruit in clufters, on fmall fpurs, the fame 
manner as the Common Apple, and like them raifed 
by grafting, &c. or by layers of the young branches, 
or occafionally by feed of the fruit; and trained both 
in fmall, dw'arf and half ftandards, to plant detached' 
in borders and other fmall compartments, or alfo fome 
occafionally in pots; and Iikewife fome trained in low 
fpreading heads, for efpaliers and wall-trees; and in 
all of which, they, in their mode of flowering and 
abundant fruitfulnefs, will have a pleafing effett; and 
in their culture of pruning. See. is the fame as the 
Common Apples, explained in its proper place. 
But the Sweet-fcented Virginia Crab, both of the 
deciduous and ever-green kinds, are efteemed princi¬ 
pally to admit in fhrubberies, borders, &c. of plea¬ 
fure-grounds, for variety, in which they will make art 
agreeable appearance in their ornamental and fweet- 
feented flowers; and the ever-green kind continues 
in verdant foliage the year round; and both forts will 
fometimes produce fruit very agreeably, moredefirable, 
however, for variety or curiofity, than eating: are 
raifed by feed or kernels of the fruit, and by grafting 
or inoculation, and by layers; and trained in low or 
fmall ftandards; may be planted at the general feafon 
of removal, in any common foil and fituation, the 
heads permitted to branch out fully, or give only oc¬ 
cafional pruning, to reform any confiderable irregula¬ 
rity of growth, in diforderly branches, &c. 
For ornamental planting may introduce occafionally 
any forts of Pear and Apple Trees, and Quinces, in 
tree plantations, to encreafe the variety in their ge¬ 
neral growth, or more particularly in their blo/Toms 
and produ&ion of Fruit, which latter will alfo be pro¬ 
fitable for ufe; but the forts which are more generally 
employed for ornament or variety, in pleafurable plan¬ 
tations, are the double-blo/Tom, twice-flowering, and 
ftriped-leaved Pear, douhle-blo/Tom Apple, and oc¬ 
cafionally fome varieties of the Quince, with fometimes 
the two-year and Fig Apple, tranfparent Apple, &c. 
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