( 24$ ) 



the knife on thofe trees occaHons the 

 branches to gum and decay. 



The trees bear fuccefsfully in any or- 

 der of training, either full or halt ftan- 

 dards, &c. and as wall and eipalier trees j 

 the flandards planted twenty-five or 

 thirty feet diftance, permuting them 

 to branch out freely, at full length, 

 and form a full fpreading head, pruning 

 only any very irregular, rambling, or 

 rampant growths; and the wall and eipa- 

 lier trees arranged eighteen or twenty 

 ieet afundtr, with the branches trained 

 down horizontally, five or fix inches dif- 

 tance, without fhortening, but extended 

 as far as room will permit, efpecially all 

 thofe defigned as bearers, and they will 

 emit fruit fpurs all along their fides. 



It 



