24 The Gardener's New Director. 



When the trees are fhooting, the May following, neg- 

 leQ: not to rub off all fiich fore-right flioots as are ill- 

 placed, and which will not come eafily to the wall; and 

 attempt not to force any, as a little time will produce a 

 fufficiency of thofe that will anfwer. 



At this feafon, and no later, is the true ftruSure ot 

 the tree to be formed ; it is now you can regulate its 

 growth, both for appearance, and bearing. Where 

 vacancies are likely to be in the wall, pinch off a joint or 

 two at the top of the ftrong branches, that lie mcfl: con- 

 venient, which will foon fend out good lateral branches, 

 for the purpofe of filling them; thele will be well form- 

 ed and ripened before Ofli;ber, which is the laft feafon 

 of pruning. By this attention, every part of the tree 

 will be furniftied with good fruit and bearing- wood ; 

 but obferve never to ftop a flioot, but where it is necef- 

 fary to fill a vacancy; as frequent (lopping the fhoots 

 would fill the wall with fo much wood, that the tree 

 would be incapable to fupport it. 



Direciions for pruning Peaches aiid Ne Marines, is'c. 



IT mufl be remarked that Peach and NeQarine-trces are 

 pruned in a manner quite different from other fruit- 

 trees, as they only bear upon one and two years old 

 fhoots; wherefore it is neceffary to attend to the foljow- 

 irg particulars ; firji. Let everv part of the tree be 

 equally furnifhed with bearing- wood •^fecondly, Tnat the 

 branches are not laid one foo clof-:: to another; and 

 thirdly. When wood is wanting, that the branches are 

 not pinched later than May. And when performirg, ob- 

 ferve to leave a wood-bud immediately before the biof- 

 fom-bud, as no Iruit can be ripened without having a 

 wood-bud at tl;e extremity to draw the fap, which the 

 fruit-bud cannot ; otherwife the fiuit wili fall off, as foon 

 as arrived to a degree of largenefs; the wood-bud differs 

 from the bloffom-hnd, by being fhorter, rounder, and 

 more fwoUen. The iencth of theie branches, upon ilrong 

 trees, lliould be ten inches, and upon weak, fix: but 

 in this you muft be djiccted by the leading wood-bud. 



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