( 5* ) 

 After the general reform of Winter 

 pruning, let all the branches be rcgu* 

 larly ranged in their proper horizontal 

 pofition, at equal diftances, clofe to 

 the trellis of the efpalier, as ftraight as 

 poflible at their full length, if room 

 permits, tying them all in neatly with 

 flender ofier twigs, &c. See Efpalier 

 Trees* 



Gathering the Apples, &V. 



Apples arrive to perfection for ufe, 

 in different varieties, from Juiy or 

 Auguft, until the end of October or 

 beginning cf November: the Summer 

 and earlier Autumn kinds, attaining 

 maturity in Auguft and September, fie 



for 



