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off, otherwife they would too much fhade 

 the new ones. 



It may be eafily perceived what buds 

 will produce bloiToms ; they are more glo- 

 bular than others, and in this cafe, they 

 only {liould be left on thofe parts of the 

 old horizontals which are neareft the ftem, 

 where the young horizontals are interlaid -, 

 but near the extremities of the tree let all 

 collaterals remain that are not too long for 

 bearers, fuppofe the buds are too young 

 for bloffoming, as may be perceived by the 

 fhape and fize of them. 



If there have been young horizontals laid 

 in two or three years before, which are ex- 

 tended nearly to the greateft length allow- 

 ed them, then the old ones neareft them 

 may be taken quite away j except they are 

 Jikely to bear, and the young ones are not. 



Every branch, 66C. taken from a tree, 

 muft be cut off clofe to the part from 

 whence it proceeded -, for when (lumps are 

 left, they are apt to produce a number of 

 ufelefs branches. 



'Tis very improper, when trees appear 



too vigorous, to leave their branches of any 



kind too near each other, for if they are, 



K 3 ^ they 



