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very rank, and all ill-placed ihoots, and 

 very weak twigs, with part of mod of 

 the lad year's bearers, and old horizon* 

 talsj pruned down to the firftbeft (hoots 

 they fupport, together with any old, long, 

 naked branches, unfurnifhed with young 

 wood, cut either entirely out, or down 

 to any good lateral fhoot, or eligible 

 young branch, furni/hed therewich ; cut 

 our, likewife, all dead wood and old 

 flumps ; thus clearing out all ufelefs and 

 bad growths, to make proper room to 

 train the neceflary fupply of young bear- 

 ers,which,as you goon, mould generally be 

 (hortened, more or lefs, as directed below. 



Likewife cut offall fmall lateral twigs, 

 arifing on the fides of the main (hoots, 

 retained for bearers. 



But any fmall fruit fpurs arifmg on 



