of Fruit-Gardens. i^^'j 



makea Confufion, which requires great Skill 

 to know what Branches to chufe, and what 

 to rejeft. 



Stone Fruit, efpecially Peaches and Apri-r 

 cots, require a fecond and fometimes a third 

 Pruning 3 the laft of which is to be performed 

 towards the Middle of Maj^^ when the Fruic 

 is either knit or blafted. 



The Culture and Management of the Nefto- 

 rine and Apricot is the fame with that of the 

 Peach, but the latter is the mod apt to run 

 into Wood, 



Pruning cf the F I G. 



Tho' this Tree is not very common in £»- 

 glandy yet we have no Tree that produces a 

 more plentiful Crop, if rightly managd and 

 pruned as it ought to be. 



The Pruning of this Tree is very different 

 from that of others 5 for as the Praftice is to 

 take off the fmall Branches in pruning of 

 other Trees, fo here it is to be avoided, by 

 Reafon this Tree puts forth its Fruit chiefly 

 at the Extremities of the laft Year's Shoot, 

 and commonly at the three laft Eyes ^ but 

 you may cut fome of the weak Imaller Shoots, 

 which do not promife to bear, provided you 

 do it clofe to the great Wood. 



You muft take out the great Wood entirely, 

 to avoid Confufion ^ and the Branches of the 

 Tree ought not to be permitted to grow too 

 high^ v/hich would prevent their being full ^ 



therefore 



