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niftied with feveral regular branches^ 

 extending each way, by the rules 

 obferved in their nurfery culture, fhould 

 generally proceed with the whole at full 

 length, branching out freely every way 

 around to their full extent, and form a 

 full fpreading head ; and thus they will 

 naturally emit numerous fruit fpurs all 

 along the fides of the branches as they 

 advance in length, and bear abundantly 

 without trouble of much pruning •, for 

 ftandards having full fcope to branch 

 out fully on all fides, require but only 

 a trifling pruning, probably once in 

 in feveral years, juft to retrench any 

 very ill-placed branch that grows auk- 

 wardly acrofs the others, &c. reduce 

 long ramblers and low ftragglers, or 

 occafionally to thin fuch as crowd or 

 confufe the head confiderably, and 



cafual 



