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stands stagnated, they are pushing their 
subtle Mouths through the Earth in search 
of the required Nourishment; — where this 
is plentifully provided, in a Soil kept light 
and mellow around the Roots of the Trees, 
the difficulty is not how to obtain a Crop, — 
but would be found, if Experiment were 
made, how to prevent one ! This is in¬ 
stanced in some Orchards, which are under 
highly superior Culture, where Frosts have 
cut off the promised Fruit, by theTrees 
bursting out into second Blossom on the 
same Year; and that this is the Truth, is a 
matter of easy inquiry, by Experiment 
among the minor Vegetables, such as Tur¬ 
nips, whose quick growth gives time for the 
observation, and whose disposition to form 
their Seed, when once excited, cannot be 
stopped by cutting off the Seed Stem, how¬ 
ever frequently repeated. 
