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Next feafon they will pufli vigoroufly, 

 and muft be laid in at the above diftances ; 

 obferving to lay in the undermoft flioot 

 on each branch to furnifli the under part 

 of the tree, and the uppermoft for a lead- 

 er : rubbing off all the intermediate ones, 

 unlefs wanted ; but at any rate the fore- 

 right ones, as thefe greatly deform the 

 tree. At the end of the feafon, leave 

 them generally at three fourths of their 

 whole length. 



If the wood has been well ripened this 

 feafon, the trees will bear a few fruit the 

 following. But, unlefs the trees are very 

 vigorous, a few only mould be fuffered ; 

 paying refpect rather to the furnifhing of 

 the trellis for a crop the fourth feafon, 

 which may reafonably be expecSect. 



For this purpofe, lay in the fummer 

 ihoots regularly, at the diftance of fix 

 inches, which forthwith muft be reckon- 

 ed the medium ; and, in the winter pru- 

 ning, fliorten the flioots of the extremity 

 of the tree only a few inches each, and 

 lay in thofe of the middle at full length. 

 Obferve this practice till the trees have 

 filled their places ; and afterwards fhort- 



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