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and tafted both good and bad pears which 

 grew upon one and the fame tree, though 

 in diiFerent parts of it, fo that no kmd of 

 pears ought to be condemned, till the tree 

 be obferved, and the foil and afpecl in 

 which it grows. 



CHAP, XLIII. 



Pruning of a Pear-Tree on a Quince Stock. 



TH E management of a pear-tree upon 

 a quince flock, differs but little from 

 that of others j the length of the horizon- 

 tals and their diftance from each other 

 fliould be about a third part lefs than thofe 

 upon free flocks, whether they be againfl: 

 walls or efpaliers. 



They are more proper for efpaliers than 

 thofe upon free ftocki^^, becaufe they don't 

 grow to fo great a height, by which they 

 are lefs fubjecl to be broke by the viplence 

 pf the winds. 



When thefe trees are dreffed in the wln^ 

 ter, if the extremities of the flioots be caur 

 kered, let as many of them be taken out 

 ^s can be fpared, and the others cut fome- 

 what below the cankered parts. 



When 



