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muft be nailed as they advance in length*- 

 The next autumn the whole tree mould be 

 un-nailed, and all the branches fpread 

 equally : if there is not room to lay young, 

 wood in the heart of the tree,, there may 

 fome of the oldeft, that have bare wood, be 

 cut out, which is alt the cutting they 

 fhould have. They never fhould be 

 fpurred,. as they bear the fruit on the 

 lafr year's wood, which being very fmall y 

 fhould be laid in at three inches diftance. 

 They fhould be carefully looked over in 

 fpring and fummer, and all fore-right buds,, 

 as alfo thofe that are not defigned for 

 wood, rubbed off; for as the branches are 

 laid in fo elofe, if they are furfered to- 

 grow rude it fpoils the fruit and wood for 

 next year. If they are managed thus, they 

 will continue long in good order, and beat 

 great quantities of fruit. 



THE morella is always planted on a 



'north afpecl, being thought fit for nothing 



but baking; but when planted on a fouth 



wall,, and- they hang on the tree till they 



are 



