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ground they mould be packed in mofs, 

 and before they are planted all the fmall 

 roots cut clofe off, and the large ones 

 Shortened. 



ALL the branches of figs fhould be 

 naiied horizontal, er they will grow too 

 vigorous and bear little fruit. The proper 

 time to prune them is in October. If the 

 iroft has iiot deftroyed the leaves, they 

 mull be cut off; the little they bleed at 

 this feafon will not be of prejudice to 

 them. 



THE only pruning they require is to 

 cut out fome of the ftrong old wood, to 

 make room for -young (hoots to be regu- 

 larly trained over all the tree, for $n 

 them only fruit is produced. As foon as 

 pruned the late figs muft be pulled off, 

 and all the branches nailed clofe to the 

 wall, and covered before the froft grows 



IN fummer, all the fore- right branch? 3 



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