zj^i of Fruit-Gardens. 



great Advantage to the Fruit, in flieltering 

 them, and keeping off all perpendicular Rains : 

 But thefe Walls are by no means fightly, for 

 which Reafon they are feldom us'd'. 



I had like to have omitted taking Notice, 

 that Walls of an Eaft Afpeft are preferable to 

 thofe of a Weft, by reafon th^ early Rays of 

 the Sun free the Fruits th€ fooner from cold 

 and pernicious Dews, which, of Confequence, 

 renders them moft healthful to all Sorts of 

 Fruit. To conclude this Chapter^ When 

 your Trees arc planted, if you permit them 

 to ftand with their tall Heads tack'd to the 

 Wall, (to prevent their being ftiaken) 'till 

 the Beginning of March^ you are then to 

 (horten their Heads carefully, cutting away 

 the Branches flopewife, the Slope facing the 

 J Wall, with a (harp Knife. 



Pruning of Fruit Trees in general. 



A fbilfui Gardener is not only a Phyfician 

 to aged infirm Trees, but a Nurfe to the young 

 ones 5 and he may,* with good Management, 

 make Fruit-Buds grow w^here he pleaies, but 

 not when he pleafes 5 and this by a difcretio- 

 mary Pruning, 



When a Tree is planted, and has produced 

 two fine well-difpos'd Branches, with feme 

 weak ones amongft them, the only Bufinefs 

 you have then to do, is to fliorten them all 

 equally to within five or fix Inches in Length. 

 But if the Pofition of the two Branches be ir- 

 regular, 



