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other hand, neglected,—so is the Crop 
ample or deficient. 
Who has not seen this frequently in 
Orchards?—Who has not frequently ob¬ 
served, as has been remarked before. Trees 
covered with Blossoms and Leaves—neither 
of which have had support enough from 
their Roots to come to perfection?—It is 
not the “Lucky Year!” That is, the 
whole is left to Nature, and she had not 
had time to concoct in the Earth a sufficiency 
of matter for the production of a Crop. — 
Will not, however, the thinking mind be 
convinced, that had the proper Pabulum 
and Attention been bestowed, the Crop 
(the Season being favorable,) would have 
resulted ? For, let it be well understood, 
that all Vegetables, before the Blossoms 
can burst forth, send out their fibrous 
Roots to take up the Food necessary for 
perfecting the Seed; and while the Blossom 
