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which they (hoot. Shoots put forth in Ju- 

 tu?m are always bad, and muft be taken off. 



When an old Tree fhoots ftronger Branches 

 towards the Bottom than the Top, and the 

 Top appears in an ill State of Heahh, it will 

 be neceffary to cut it off, and form a new Fi- 

 gure from the lower Branches ^ but if the Top 

 be vigorous, cut off thelower ones, unlefs it be 

 thofe that are well plac'd, to continue for the 

 Beriefit of the Tree : And where old Trees are 

 very weak, to preferve them, you are to dif- 

 burden them almoft totally, leaving very few 

 Branches for Wood, and thofe to te (horten*d 

 to five or fix Inches, always taking Care that 

 thofe as are left be not over much wafted. 



Thefe are the general Rules to be obferv'd 

 in the Management of Pruning, wherein I 

 ' have been very exadand particular, without 

 troubling the Reader with a tedious indigefted 

 Heap of Informations, or omitting any thing 

 neceffary. 1 proceed now to the particular 

 Prunings for the various Sorts of Wall-Fruit 

 Trees, and begin with the Peach. 



Pruning of the Peach. 



The Veach is fo apt to put forth Plenty of 

 bearing Branches, after it has been planted 

 two or three Years, that there is no manner 

 of Difficulty ia making a Choice of thofe as 

 are good and for your Purpofe , but where 

 the Peach-Trees are vigorous, it is necef- 

 fary to defer the firft pruning 'till they are 

 R 4 ready 







