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inciKto ar. inch long, proceeding from the fides 

 and ends of the branches of one, two, to three, 

 four, and feveral years growth; and the fame 

 branches conrinue many years fruitful, fur- 

 nllhed with fpurs quite to theextremity thereof, 

 therefore the branches muft not be Ihortened, 

 where room to extend them in length. 



They are raifed both in full and half ftand- 

 ards, and with dwarf Hems, for walls andefpa- 

 IJers, or occafionally in fmall dwarf ftandards. 



The trees arc propagated by grafting and 

 budding the defired forts upon Ilocks raifed 

 from the flones of any fort of cherries, or, oc- 

 cafionally, Ilocks of the fmall May,Morello,and 

 bird cherry, to dwarf or moderate the growth 

 of particular forts, the grafting being per- 

 formed in the Spring, and the budding in 

 July; and when the f>i00ts from either or 

 both advance in the firft two or three years 

 growth, train them as required for full and 

 half ftandards, dwarf llandards, and for 

 walls. Thofe for ftandards permit to expend 

 their branches all round above into full heads ; 

 and for walls and efpaliers, train them in a 

 fanned expanfion, the branches extending ho- 

 rizontally from two fides, in a fpreading order, 

 cutting off fore-right proje£ling Qioois. — See 

 the previous General Diredions. 



After the budding and grafting, they will 

 bear in two or three years. 



They may be planted in any common good 

 garden ground ; and the lame in orchards and 

 hedge-rows, &c. for llandards : and the fea- 

 fon for planting is the middle or latter end of 

 O^lober, any time in November^ &c. or in 

 February and March. 2 The 



