50 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B< I. 



worked in. This may be performed in 

 any of the winter months. 



SECTION III. 



On Training the Dwarfs. 



THE dwarfs or principals being the on-* 

 ly plants intended ultimately to fill 

 the trellis, I (hall difcufs what relates to 

 training the riders by obferving, that, as 

 thefe are planted folely for the purpofe of 

 obtaining a crop or two, while thofe are ma- 

 king their wood and forming their fruit 

 fpurs, 'and, by being checked by their re- 

 moval, may not be expeded to put forth 

 much young wood while they remain here, 

 it will be unneceilary to thin them out 

 much ; but let them be drefled regularly to 

 the trellis, and, unlefs neceflary to fill a 

 blank, dive ft them of any fnoots they 

 make-, paying refpecl to their fruit fpurs 

 only 3 for when they have ferved the pur- 

 pofe here, they will be. of no further ufe. 



After planting, let each flioot of the 

 dwarfs, if rnaiden trees, be headed down to 

 two or three eyes; in order to make them 



put 



