2 50 of Fruit-Gardens. 



which we have fometimes even at this Time 

 of the Year. If the Fruit-bearing Branch 

 be not very vigorous, it ought to be cut clofe 

 to the Fruit in July : And if your Vine be, 

 on the contrary, extremely vigorous, it will 

 produce long Shoots from the Extremity of 

 the laft Pruning, which muft be fliorten d a- 

 gain, and makes the fourth Pruning. 



A Vine ought to be always kept thinner 

 of Wood than any other Fruit Tree, and 

 for that Reafon there cannot be too great Care 

 taken in infpedingwhat Branches of old Wood 

 may be ivell fpar'd, and how you can conve- 

 niently fupply their Places with new Shoots 

 that are vigorous. The old Wood is to be cut 

 out, and the Branches of the foregoing Year 

 are generally to be taken away, unlefs it 

 happens to be an old Vine, and you cut off 

 the old Stem, fupplying its Place wuh a 

 young one 5 or you have an Occafion to en- 

 creafe the Height or Spreading of the Tree, 

 and then they fhould be fhorten'd to the 

 leaving or'ly two Eyes. 



Pruning of the P e A r. 



As the fmall Branches of the Vine pro- 

 duce no Fruit, fo iikewife the large Branches 

 of the Pear-Tree are ufelefs in the Bearing. 



There are few Obfervations to be commu- 

 nicated relating to the Pruning of this Tree, 

 befides the general Rules already laid down 5 

 but thofe are to be carefully follow'd, for 



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