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pruning; being careful to review the 

 trees frequntly after this during the 

 growing feafon, Co retrench all after 

 fhoots, and reform cafual irregularities 

 and to continue the whole clofe and re- 

 gular to the wall all Summer. 



The Winter pruning of Apricots, con- 

 fining of general regulation among both 

 the young and the old branches, may be 

 performed any time from the end of 

 October or November, until February 

 or beginning of March, before the blof- 

 fom buds are too muchadvanced; previ- 

 oufly unnailing mod of the principal 

 branches and (hoots, that vou may more 

 readily examine the work, and haveliber- 

 ty to ufe your knife properly, as well as 

 have an opportunity of training the 



branches. 



