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Tree, to preserve the Wood strong and vigorous,or the Fruit large and of a high Flavour. Espa-lier Trees must be differently pruned from DwarfTrees; and again, Stone Fruit requires a Manage-ment very different from Kernel Fruit, as I haveendeavour’d to explain in few Words at the Endof every Chapter, for the Use of the Curious;who, I desire, if they have any better Methodof their own, that they would be communica-tive, and make it known with the fame Candourand Sincerity I offer these Papers; which arefounded upon Experience, and have often beenrevised, corrected, and improved, with the Ad-dition of many good Fruits which has appearedof late Years among us; such Memoirs wouldcontribute to the Advantage of Gardens in gene-ral, and the Particular Satisfaction of every onewho has the ordering or Direction of a Garden.

“ After this ingenious Introduction of Mr.K Merles , he goes on to give us the Names and" Descriptions of the several Sorts of Fruits whichare most in esteem; not troubling himself with" the Characters of those which are indifferent." And as the Reader takes a Survey of his Per-formance, he must remember, that about Paris ,w the Summers are much hotter than with us,<c and the Winters much colder; and that the“ late Fruits which he treats in Espaliers shouldtc be in our Climate rather planted against Walls.“ I observe Mr. Secretary Johnston of Tivitten-" ham^ does not think it below the Rank ofa some Winter Pears, to allow them the best“ Walls, and the best Exposure, and consequent-“ ly has the best Fruit. As I shall have occasi-u on to transpose some of the Chapters of Fruitsu mentioned by this curious French Gentleman,6i for Reasons which will afterwards appear, I shall

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