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leader to each branch, and trained in wholly 

 at their full length, till Winter pruning. 



The Winter pruning, commencing in No- 

 vember, December, Sec. till March, confifts 

 of a regulation among the general branches, 

 young and old ; ohferving ot' the young ihoots 

 of lall Summer, to retain only what may be 

 required, of the well-placed, to fupply vacant 

 parts in young or old trees, continuing a 

 good terminal or leader to each branch, where 

 room to extend them j and cat all the reft 

 clean out, clofe to the old wood : and in the 

 older branches, where any cafually appear of 

 an ill growth, worn out, unfruitful, or de- 

 cayed, cut them away, retaining young to 

 fupply their places, either cutting them out 

 clean to the bottom, or to fome lateral young 

 branch or fhoot, as may feem expedient ; and 

 if any branches are too crouded, or very ir- 

 regular, cut them out, or prune them, agree- 

 able to the above hints, being careful to pre- 

 ferve all the natural fruit-fpurs, but cut off 

 all unfruitful flumps and fnags, and' cafual 

 decayed fpurs; and in pruning out the unne- 

 celTary fhoots, always cut cloie, not to leave 

 any bottom fnag, which would fhoot from 

 every eye the enfuing year in ufelefs produc^ 

 tions ; obferving likewiffe to preferve all the 

 retained requifite fhoots at their full length, 

 as far as the allotted limits of the trees admit ; 

 and nail and tie the whole, in regular order, 

 to the trellis of the efpalier. 



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