( 4* ) 

 as direcled in the nurfery culture, to 

 obtain a more abundant and regular 

 fupply of branches below, confiding of 

 fix, eight, or more, ranging regularly 

 the way of the efpalier. 



But, if the young trees were previ- 

 ouQy headed once or twice in the nur- 

 fery, as there advifed, and thereby fur- 

 nifhed a proper fupply of lower laterals,, 

 forming a regular fpread of eight or 

 more branches, near the bottom, as 

 aforefaid, we need not practice pruning 

 fhort hereafter, as having now obtained 

 a good foundation below* they will 

 generally afford a fufBcient fupply gra- 

 dually to fill the efpalier upward. 



In this cafe it is advifable to train 

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