FRUIT CARDSN DISPLAYED. 3I3 



neceffary or improper, leaving a fufficiency to 

 fupply vacancies, and generally a terminal 

 one to each main branch, where room to ex- 

 tend them ; or if too long, it may either be 

 pruned, or the branch cut down more oriefs 

 to fome lower fhoor, &c. And in the general 

 branches, if any appear of an unfruitful or 

 decaying (late, cut them out, and have young 

 to fucceed them, leaving the inoots moltly 

 intire, except where advanced beyond their 

 proper limits at top, or fides, when they may 

 be ihortened in proportion, or the branches 

 from whence fuch proceed pruned down occa- 

 fionally to fome lower fhoots, agreeable to the 

 above hints; then nail the whole in regular 

 order, four or five inches afunder. Likewife 

 in thofe trained in the efpalier manner, give 

 a neceffary pruning, cutting out the foreright 

 or projeding (hoots and branches on both 

 fides, to preferve the fanned expanilon ; as 

 alfo all fuperfluous or over abundant wood, 

 agreeable to the foregoing direclicns in the 

 wall currants. 



In the different prunings of currants, ob- 

 ferve to leave the fmall fpurs, and {hort fnoots 

 of two or three inches long, or little more, 

 for bearing ; and according as the fpurs and 

 faid fhoots decay, cat them away,' and yourig 

 ones will advance to fucceed them. 



The fruit of currants in general ripen in 

 June and July, and continue in. perfe€lion 

 till Aug>ift; or if preferved from birds and 

 the full fun, by matting fome trees of the 

 late fruit, they will remain good till Sep- 

 E s tember ; 



