220 FRUIT GARDEN DISPLAYED. 



Any apples trained in wall-trees, reqpir,^ 

 the fame annual prunings as advifed for th'^ 

 efpaliers. 



Pruning flandard apples is only required 

 occafionally, as before obferved, when any 

 confiderable irregularity occurs, fuch as in 

 crofs-placed or any confufed growth in the 

 branches, or where any are greatly crouded, 

 to prune Tome out in a regular thinning order ; 

 cr to reduce any long rambling and low llrag- 

 gling branches : aifo to cut away cafual ftrong 

 upright crouding (hoots in the middle of the 

 head, and fuckers from the ftem and root. 



The fruitin the cifFcrent varieties of apples 

 acquire a proper growth to gather for ule off 

 the trees io Summer and Autumn, both for 

 various culinary occafions, as in codlins and 

 feveral others ; and in their advanced and 

 mature growth, many forts are alfo proper to 

 ^^ather in Autumn, for immediate eating; 

 and many forts of Autumn apples are proper 

 to gather in full growth iti September, for 

 keeping a fnort time, till the late kinds for 

 Winter attain maturity, the end of September 

 and in October. 



The late kinds of apples acquiring maturity 

 the end of September, and in Odober, as 

 before obferved, are valuable for their pro- 

 perty of long keeping, and generally fuperior 

 goodnefs, Ihould be gathered according as 

 they attain perfeiTlion, fome for prefent fup- 

 ply, larger portions for keeping, and feme 

 for making cyder, where rer^uired, and that 



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