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to have bloflbms and fruit earlier by a 

 year than if they had been cut as in Fig. 

 2. f©r pear-trees always blofTom at the end 

 of a fhoot, or upon ftuds that put forth 

 collaterally near thofe parts which were 

 once the ending of a year's fhoot 5 but as 

 the Fig. 2. is cut, the extreme parts of the 

 branches are taken away, and the buds 

 that are left on at A, and C, after it has 

 been planted a year, produce fuch fhoots 

 as are fliewn in Fig. 3. Fig. 4. after it 

 has been planted one year becomes a tree 

 like Fig. 5. and fome kinds of pears will 

 bloffom at that age. 



But Fig. 3. reprefenting-a tree cut after 

 the cuftomary manner, and if planted at 

 the fame time with Fig. 5. will have made 

 but few other fort of fhoots than thofe 

 left "upon Fig. 4. at tlie time of plant- 

 ing, and no nearer bloffoming ; by which 

 it plainly appears, that different ways of 

 cutting trees make at leail: a year s diffe- 

 rence in their bearing, and that fuch as 

 are prepared in the nurfery have a year's 

 advantage of others. 



If any perfon is not fatisfied with what 

 I have faid, I defire him only to make 



trial 



