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Application of the Wattled Hurdle. 



growth and size of the fruit; and as a far- 

 ther auxiliary, it will be equally neces- 

 sary to guard against shortening any young 

 branches in the winter or spring pruning, 

 which remain for fruit, as it would tend to 

 promote numerous lateral shoots, and inva- 

 riably prove productive of much superfluous 

 wood. 



The size of this fruit in its several varie- 

 ties, will be abundantly promoted in 

 growth, by the application of an open and 

 airy shade, as the wattled hurdle, when the 

 fruit first inclines to maturity by changing 

 colour: but little hot sun being thus ad- 

 mitted, and the ground thereby kept mode- 

 rately cool, a greater length of time will be 

 thus afforded to perfect the growth of the 

 fruit. 



