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vioufly fu per abundant fhoots, and to train ia 

 all the othefs in regular order, at their full 

 length all Summer, to remain for Winter 

 pruning; when, obferving as thefe trees bear 

 principally on tlie young wood of the preceding 

 Summer, a full I'upply of the befl-placed fide- 

 growing lall Summer's fhoots mull be felefted 

 and retained in all parts of the tree, annually, 

 at this fealbn, to train in four or five inches 

 afunder, cutting out the fuperfluous or too 

 abundant, and ill-placed, with part of the lafl 

 year's bearers, and old naked wood, as ex- 

 plained in pruning Apricots ; and the retained 

 fupply of young fhoots fliortened about one 

 third the middling (hoots, flrong ones lefs in 

 proportion, and the fmaller flioots pruned 

 ihorteit, obferving generally in this, not to cut 

 below all the bioffom buds, being fuch as ap- 

 pear round andfwelling, the others oblong and 

 thin, and principally fhorten to 4 flioot-bud, 

 appearing long and thin, as juftobferved, and 

 is proper, in order to form a leader to the mairi 

 ihoots. Then, as foon as pruned, nail the tree 

 regularly to the wall.— ?See Apricot Pruning. 



In Spring, when thefe trees are in bioffom, 

 that as they generally flower early, when cold 

 weather or fharp frofty nights prevail, it is 

 proper to flielter the trees of fome of the prin- 

 cipal forts, either by nailing up large mats 

 every night when appearance of froll, and 

 occafionally continued in the day-time when 

 very ies/cre^ but uncovered when mild j or, ia 

 want of mats, have cuttings of fome common 

 pvcr-green fhrubs or trees, furniftied with 

 leaves, as laurel, lauruftmas, yew, &c. and 



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