FRUIT-TREES. m 



C H A P. XXXVII. 



Pruning and Nailing a Pear- Tree upon a 

 free Stock the fecond Year. 



TH E ftem In Fig. 5. marked D at 

 the upper part, is left uncut, but 

 nailed vAth turnings as it appears 5 my 

 reafons for fo doing is to procure collaterals 

 from it of a proper length for horizontals, 

 and in proper places, i. e. at juft diftances 

 from each oth^r. I have faid before, that 

 they fhould be no lefs than 12 inches apart. 

 Thofe parts of the ftem which lie flat are 

 moft likely to produce fhoots from their 

 buds; and when they put forth rub off 

 all others, but thofe that are about twelve 

 inches above each other on both fides, and 

 the fame diftance from B : now had this 

 ilem been nailed upright at the lame, or 

 any other length, it would not have put 

 Ibrtli ihoots fit for horizontals at any other 

 place but the extremity. Another ad-:j 

 vantage attends this method , for v/iien 

 the tree is full grown, and has born, and 

 thofe branches are part of them cut off, 

 8 then 



