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as direded for the apples ; and alfo neatly 

 cut away in Winter ; unlefs bloom appear 

 on them, which frequently happens if the 

 tree be not in too luxuriant a date. 



In pruning of Apricots, the greateft care 

 fhould be taken, at all times, to make clean 

 and handfome wounds ; and alfo to prevent 

 bruifes of any kind, either by the knife, 

 hammer, or by nails bearing againft the 

 branches, which are of much injury to the 

 trees, they being apt to canker and gum at 

 the flighted bruife, 



III. CHERRIES. Thefe fhould alfo be 

 trained in the fan manner on the wall: 

 and as all the kinds, except the Kentifh and 

 Morella, are apt to produce large cluder- 

 ed fpurs when of age, and in a proper 

 bearing ftate, they are to be allowed a 

 diftance of from nine to twelve inches be- 

 tween the principal branches ; obferving 

 to lay them in, and fhorten them in the 

 manner as diredled above for apples. The 

 bread wood, laterals, &c. are alfo to be 

 treated in the fame manner at all times ; 

 and the fame care is to be obferved in re- 

 fpedl of wound? and bruifes as hinted 



above 



