5IO The Fruit Garden. [Nov. 



Where a plantation of ftandard trees is to be made, 

 either for an orchard or in the garden, the trees ihould 

 be fet at the diftance of at leaft thirty or forty feet every 

 way from one another; but fifty or fixty feet is more ad- 

 vifeable, if for a continued full plantation. 



Fig-trees, 



Now go over the fig-trees, and pull off all thofe au- 

 tumnal fruit which are now upon the branches, for they 

 are ufelefs, and if left on would injure the eyes of the 

 young tender branches which are for next year's bearers. 



At the fame time let all the principal Ihoots be nailed 

 up clofe to the wall ; but it would not be advifeable to 

 prune thefe trees now; it is better to defer that until 

 February or March: but it will be neceffary to tack up 

 all the bell fhoots to the wall, the better to fecure them 

 from the froft and the power of the wind. 



It will likewife, in time of very hard frolls, be proper 

 toihelter fome of the bed fig-trees by a covering of mats, 

 to |)roted the young fhoots which are to bear fruit next 

 year. 



Prune Goo/eherries and Currants. 



Prune goofeberries any time this month, and you may 



alfo prune currants. 



Thefe fhrubs are often negletled in the article of 

 pruning; but whoever will be at the pains to bellow a 

 Ikilful pruning on thefe trees, he will find his account in 

 it about the latter end of June and July, in the largenefs 

 of the fruit. 



For if thefe trees be kept thin of branches, and all 

 old wood cut out as it becomes unferviceable, and young 

 ones left in their place, the fruit of fuch trees will be 

 much larger than what is commonly to be met with. 



The branches in general Ihould fland fair and clear 

 of one another, at the diftance of eight or nine inches, 

 or thereabouts ; that is, at their extremities. 



Sufi?er no fuckers from the roots to Hand, to come in 

 for bearing branches ; but let thefe ,in general be always 

 cleared away every year. 



For the general method of pruning thefe fruit fhrubs, 

 fee laft month, January, February, &c. 



Plant 



