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being kept thin and regular, they will bear 

 in great perfedion. 



The currants planted in all the above me- 

 thods, when advanced in full heads, Ihould 

 generally have an annual pruning, efpecially 

 as they generally produce numerous unnecef- 

 fary crouding (hoots every Summer ; as alfo 

 to regulate improper growths in the old 

 branches: performing it principally in Win- 

 ter for the general pruning, and occafionally 

 in Summer in the young Ihoots, where they 

 are confiderably crouded. 



The general pruning maybe performed any 

 time from Oftober or November till March ; 

 in which, in trees of fome advanced growth, 

 that as numerous lateral Ihoots will have ad- 

 vanced the preceding Summer on the main 

 branches, they (hould be moflly now cut cut 

 clofe; or fmall twiggy {hoots may be cut to 

 (hags of an inch or two long, to remain for 

 bearing, or the fmall ihort ones left intre for 

 the fame occafion ; obferving generally to 

 have occafional good ftioots below in any va- 

 cant parts, or to fupply the place of improper 

 old wood, and a leading (hoot to each main 

 branch, either at the termination thereof, or 

 if any branches are advanced confiderably 

 longer than the red. they may be Ihortened 

 down either to a young 0»oot or lower branch 

 furniihed with a proper Ihooc for a leader ; 

 and in the general branches, if any are too 

 dole or ilUpJ iced, or of a decaying or un- 

 frui'ful nature, cut them out, retaining young 

 10 fill the places where neceiiary, t4nd trim up 



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