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one year old, having the fir ft (hoot from 

 the graft or budding entire, let the whole 

 re main at the time of pi an ting until March, 

 then headed down to a few eyes, as di- 

 rected in their different articles; if an 

 older tree,which has already been trained 

 in the nurfery, and has formed a head 

 of branches, prune out only any very ir- 

 regular fhoot or branch, not confident 

 with the general form of the head, and 

 reduce long ftragglers, but retain all the 

 regular branches entire, at lead for the 

 prefenc ; and thofe that are ufually (Short* 

 ened in the common courfe of pruning, 

 fuch as peaches, neclarines, &c. may 

 have it performed after they are plant- 

 ed, as ordered under their proper heads; 

 but apples, pears, 'plums, cherries, and 

 fuch other trees as are not generally 



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