G(5l,] The Fruit Garden. 4^7 



The heart of the trees fhould be kept open and clear 

 of wood, To as to admit the fun and air in fummer to 

 the fruity and the branches no where fufFered to crofs 

 one another; all fuckers from the root lliould be taken 

 away, and every tree trained with a fingle fcem to the 

 height of twelve or fifteen inches from the ground. 



In thefe trees numbers of young fhoots are produced 

 every fummer, many of which (hould now be cut out; 

 but, in doing this, occafionally leave here and there 

 one or more of the befl placed and moft regular grown 

 of the faid flioots tov/ards the lower part of the trees, but 

 particularly in places where there is a vacancy; or for a 

 iucceffion of young bearing wood, to fupply the places of 

 fuch branches as are grown too long, or Ilraggling, and 

 fuch that are worn out, or become pall bearing good- 

 fruit; which fhould be either entirely removed or cut 

 * Ihorter, as you fhall fee it neceffary, in order to make 

 proper room for fuch young (hoots and branches as are 

 of proper growth, and promife to produce the befl 

 fruit. 



By this method of occafionally leaving fome young 

 flioots, and taking out fome of the worn-out old wood, 

 the trees with fuch management may always be kept,, 

 even when old, well furnilhed with fuch young branches 

 as v/ill produce every fummer abundantly both of large 

 and weli-flavoured fruit. 



Therefore care muit be taken to leave everv year, in 

 vacant places in each tree, a due fupply of proper, 

 well-placed young fnoots ; and all fuch Ihoots as are not 

 wanted muit be cut clofe to the branches : but obfcrv^e 

 that in every part where a principal branch is wanted, 

 you fnould, in that cafe, leave a flrong jfhoot towards" 

 the lower part of the tree, to come up to- fdl the va- 

 cancy. 



The ihoots and branches in general fhould Hand af 

 their extremities eight or- nine inches dilknt from, one 

 another. 



And next obferve, that as almofl every branch of thefe 

 trees will have produced three, four, or 'more of the £zld' 

 young fhoots laft fummer, that is, one at the end, and. 

 the reft placed one under another lower en the branch j 

 novv you are to obferve, that ..except in vacancies, it is^ 

 'Ot neceffary that there be more thaa one cr tv/o, 

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