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culsr part of the tree, to train more regularly any eli- 

 gible branches, which are evidently well adapted for 

 bearing, room muft be made for them, by cutting out 

 i'uch barren branches as above defcribed. And if the 

 branches in general' have been laid in too clofe, let fome of 

 the woril, as above direfled, be here and there taken out. 



When any old or large branches are to be taken out, 

 let them be cut off clcfe to the place from whence they 

 arife, or to any convenient branch which- they flipport, 

 and which you fiiall think convenient to leave ; for in 

 cutting olf either old or young branches, never leave any 

 flump. 



After taking out any large branches, let fuch of thofe 

 which remain near that part, be unnailed. Sec. in order 

 to be brought higher or lower, as you (hall fee neceK.iry, 

 to train them all at equal diftances ; or when there are 

 fevcral large branches 10 be t'>ken out in different parts, 

 the whole tree ihould be unnailed; then you can readily 

 train the whole in exaft order. 



Next, let it be obferved, that where a fupply of wood 

 is v/antiifg, leave fome of tlie beft fitua.ed of the lafl 

 fummer's Ihoots, fuch as direfted to be left in the fiim- 

 mcr pruning, to fill up the vacancies ; and generally a 

 leading one at the end of each branch, where room to 

 train them. Where the lall year's ihoots are not wanted 

 for the above purpofe, let every one that is more than 

 two or three inches long, be cut off clofe to the place 

 from whence they proceed, leaving no fpu.rs but v/hat 

 are naturally produced. The proper fruit i'purs are fuch 

 as were defcribed lall month, being produced on the fides 

 of the branches, and are from about half an inch to an 

 inch or two in length. 



Let thefe fruit-fpurs be well attended to in pruning, 

 carefully preferving all thofe of a freih, plump, robuil 

 growth; but thofe of a worn-out cr ragg'-'d unlightly 

 appearance, or that project confidcrabiy lon,^ and irre- 

 guhir from the front of the branches in a fore-right di- 

 redion, fhould generally be difplaced, in order to pre- 

 ferve the regul-^rity of the trees, cutting them off" clofe, 

 and new ones will be encouraged in places contiguous. 



Having, in the courfe of pruning thefe trees, left mod 

 of the general Ihoots and branches iit their natural length, 

 as before advifed, in all places where there is full fcope, 



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