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The Fruit Garden. 



Jpricot-trees, i^c, 



WHERE the apricot, peach, and nedarine-tre^, 

 were not looked over, and put into proper order 

 lail month, it mud now be done. 



This work Ihould be begun the beginning of the month, 

 and followed with the utmoft di igence, till the whole is 

 completed ; for where thefe trees are fufFered to remain 

 long in the wild confufed manner that they naturally grow 

 into at this feafon, it would not only prove detrimental, 

 in a great degree, to the trees, but would alfo very much 

 retard the growth and ripening of thefe kinds of fruit. 



Therefore, let thefe wall trees be no\v, in general, gone 

 over ; taking good care to clear away all the ill-grown, 

 and iil-piaced Ihoots ; far this will not only llrengthen, 

 but m:ike more room, to train the ufeful fhoots in a pro- 

 per manner to the wall. 



That is, let all fiich fhoots as are very luxuriant in 

 their growth, be. in general, difplac^d ; and, alfo, all 

 the foreright Oioot^ ; and ail foch as are not well placed 

 for training in, muft ^Ikevvire be taken off. 



Let them be taken elf quite clofii to the place from 

 v/hence they are produced. 



Butobferve to leave, in every part of thefe trees, a fuf- 

 ficient quantity of the beft fhoots for the purpofe of bear- 

 ing next year ; that is, leave all the regular and moderate 

 growing fide fhoots, that are any ways well fituated, and 

 can be conveniently laid in ; and, at the fame time, let 

 them all be laid iij clofe to the wall, in a neat manner. 



Do not Ihorten any of the fhoots, for the reafon men- 

 tioned lafl month ; but lay them in, large and fmall, at 

 their full length, except occafionally Shortening any par- 

 ticular fhoot in a vacancy, to gain more wood. 



Let the fhoots, in general, be laid, or nailed in, as re- 

 gularly as can be ; and take particular care to lay them in 

 iuch a manner as the leaves may afford a moderate fhade, 

 in hot funny days, to the fruit: for all kinds of walUfruit 

 thrive n^uch the. beft under a flight ^overture of leaves : 

 the leaves v/ill alfo fheUer the fruit fomewhat from the cold 

 Bight air. 



Thinning 



