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Of Propagating Fruit trees. 
the fwelling of Rivers , or other falls of 
water, it often proves very good for Fruit, 
fo that it be drained again, and the water 
not fuffered to ftand too long on it, and 
the Land not of a cold ftiff nature. 
Tcption or If your Land decline a little towards 
IfUndio South-Eaji , it is efteemed the beft Si- 
be tinted, tuation of Land to plant Fruit-trees on: 
Firft, By reafon that in the Spring, Eajlerly- 
winds keen back or check the Bud, Se¬ 
condly, For that it hath the benefit of the 
whole Anti-Meridian Sun, which is eftee¬ 
med the beft in the Summer and Autumn, 
difperfingthecold Dews early from the chil 
Fruits } the Air being warm’d by the Sun 
all the day, is fufficient in the evening to 
preferve and continue the fame heat with¬ 
out the Sun-beams. Thirdly, It hathfome 
advantage by this Pofition from the Winds 
in the Autumn, that blow from the South- 
Weft and Wcfi, ufually prejudicial, and 
fometimes deftru&ive to the Fruits. 
femirtg w If you plant Y our Fruit-trees in your 
Jbcitriitg of Hedge-rows, or Jparftnt here and there a- 
bout your Land, your onely care will be 
to fence and preferve each Tree from the 
wrong or injury it may fuftain by Cattle, 
unlefi you graft on ftocks that are already 
nurfed up in the Hedges,naturally defended 
thereby 
