£44 THE FRUIT GARDEN'. [jUNE* 



that is, shoots of full grown trees, in a bearing state. 

 The shoots of trees, young and vigorous, pushing 

 Wood to fill their spaces, will require more room each 

 tvay, particularly as to length. 



In order the better to enable the reader to lay in 

 the shoots of figs, and all kinds of these trees, at 

 their proper distances, he is requested to turn to the 

 subject of Pruning last month j also in March, and 

 in JanuarVe 



Of thinning Stone- Fniits. 



Now again go over the apricots, nectarines, and 

 peaches, and thin off a few more of the fruit, where 

 too thick ; reserving the final thinning, however, 

 till the stoning be over, as directed last month ; and 

 of which see more in July. 



Some of the large kinds of plums may also now 

 be thinned, if the trees be much loaded, and the 

 fruit hanfy in clusters. I here mean the best of table 

 plums, that they may be rendered both fair and 

 large, by being moderately thinned out. 



Of destrcT/ing insects. 

 Continue to destroy insects on these trees as 

 they appear ; that is, the green fly, the red spider, 

 snails, &c. as directed in the two last months. Al- 

 so frequently exercise the garden-engine upon them, 

 in order to refresh them, and to keep them clean 

 of dust. 



Of preseixhig Cherries from Birds. 

 Cherries, on wails, will now begin to ripen, and. 



