132 ATREATISEOF 



If a tree has not made many fhoots be- 

 fore the begmning of June, it is then too 

 weak ; and if it be very full of fruit take 

 part of them off, for a fmall number of 

 large fruit is equal in weight to a greater 

 number o( fuch as are fmall, and the fla- 

 vour of the former greatly excells that of 

 the latter. 



C HAP. XLII. 



Winter pruning and nailing of a Pear- 

 tree, upon a free ftock, when it is full 

 grov/n, as in fig. 6. 



THIS work may be done from the 

 beginning of November to the end 

 of March. A weak tree ought to be done 

 firft^ and much thinned in the winter, by 

 taking but part of the bearers ; for in a 

 weak tree there are no more young flioots 

 left in the fummer, than what are defign- 

 ed for new horizontals, which being laid 

 in their proper places, as D, in fig. 6. then 

 the greatefl part of thofe old ftuds upon 

 tht horizontals neareft them mufl be cut 



off. 



