7O THE FORCING GARDENER. [fi. I, 



diftance of about twelve or fourteen inches 

 from each other. 



When the trees arrive at a bearing flate, 

 the knife fhould be ufed with caution ; for 

 the more their branches are lopped, the 

 greater a profufion of {hoots will follow in 

 confequence ; nor will fuch generally be 

 fruitful, but foft and fpongy. The moft 

 fruitful flioots of the Fig are fhort-jointed, 

 round, and of little length in proportion to 

 their thicknefs. But 



The reader may fee farther on this fub- 

 jed in Book II. Chap. I. Sed. IV. 



SECTION IV. 



On the temperature of the Fig-Houfe. 



THE Fig will bear but a fmall degree 

 of fire heat ; nor fhould k be forced 

 much at any period. Keeping this in view, 

 I would not advife that fire be lighted the 

 two firft feafons after planting; but the 

 third year, a gentle fire heat may be kept 

 up in the months of March and April, in 

 order to forward the wood for forcing the 

 fourth. At this time, Fahrenheit's ther- 

 mometer 



