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to prune and nail them. Suppofe this 

 work of pruning is begun in May, and 

 there is a large crop of fruit, then take 

 off part of it, and all young fhoots, except 

 thofe putting out of the extremities of the 

 old horizontals and irregular ribs, or fuch 

 as grow from the ftem, or other parts 

 where they may be difpofed of for hori- 

 zontals, which fhould be nailed up till 

 winter ^ and take off fuch parts of the 

 bufhes as would fhade them j and if many 

 others be taken off, the fruit will be much 

 larger and better for it. 



If a tree has but little fruit upon it, 

 fhoots muft be preferved near the ftem for 

 horizontals, as before directed, and alfo 

 thofe proceeding from the extremities > and 

 if there are any vigorous fhoots, they mufl 

 be fhortened to about fix inches long, and 

 left till winter. 



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