( HS ) 

 srifing on the fides and ends of the bran- 

 ches, of from two or three, to many years 

 old i as in the Cherry, Pear, &c. the 

 fame branches continuing fruitful, and 

 multiplying the bearing fpurs many 

 year", as they advance in length ♦, and 

 only require renewing with young wood 

 occafionally, as any old bearer cafually 

 becomes unfruitful or decayed ; being 

 generally ail permitted to extend in 

 length, as fhortening both deftroys the 

 firft fruitful parts, promotes a great lux- 

 uriancy of ufelefs wood from the lateral 

 buds, and prevents their forming fruit- 

 fpurs. 



This determines that we muft not 

 fhorten the branches of plums in theifi 

 general growth •, befides too much ufe of 



the 



