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which in many ,of the kinds frequently 

 happens. 



Next feafon, moft of the kinds will pro- 

 duce a few fruit, and will forthwith make 

 more moderate fhoots and plendfnl fruit- 

 fpurs : and muft henceforth be treated in all 

 refpeds as for lafl year ; obferving to drefs 

 them neatly and regularly to the w 11 at 

 all times, and divert them of the fu; erflu- 

 ous and lateral fhoots, as above directed. 



Horizontal Training. Young trees which 

 have three (hoots are to be preferred ; but 

 if there are but two, the weakefl muft be 

 cut clean away, and the other retained, 

 whereof to form the tree. But, for the 

 fake of brevity, I will fuppofe the tree con- 

 fifts of three fhoots. 



After planting, let the middle (hoot be 

 headed down to nine inches ; and let the 

 two fide ones be laid in at full length, in 

 a horizontal and parallel direction, within 

 nine inches of the ground, if poffible; and 

 if their extremities are any wife bruifed, 

 fhorten them back a few inches, that they 

 may pufh freely ; but this is never .to be 

 repeated unlefs in like circumftances. 



R 4 When 



