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thirds of their lengths, according to their 

 ftrength. 



Next feafon, they will pufh vigoroufly. 

 The undermoft fhoots on each fide are to 

 be continued in a horizontal diredion, as 

 before ; and the others fhould be laid in at 

 the diftance of from nine to twelve inches, 

 according to their ftrength, and kind of 

 the trees, fome growing more grofs, both 

 in wood and foliage, than others ; and, in 

 Winter, they are to be fhortened back 

 about one-fourth of their lengths on a me- 

 dium. Whatever laterals appear on them 

 at any time ihould be inftantly pinched 

 off. 



Next feafon they will pufh ftrong moots ^ 

 and many of the kinds will begin to fhew 

 fruit-fpurs on the laft year's wood. They 

 will alfo pufh many fuperfluous fhoots ; 

 which mufl be pinched off at the fecond 

 joint, by the time they have grown to- the 

 length of eight or nine. Some rub off 

 thefe as they appear > but as this frequent- 

 ly ruffles the bark, and thereby injures the 

 tree, it is better to pinch them-as above in 

 ummer, and cut them clean off in the 

 R 3 Winter 



