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by blofibming and bearing, their vigour 

 will {oonQV be abated, than by taking out 

 or fhortening ftrong branches. 



Before the trees are nailed againft walls 

 that are not more than twelve feet in height, 

 the fpace adapted for each tree muft be di- 

 vided into four equal parts s that is to fay, 

 two on one fide of the tree, and two on the 

 other. At thofe two divifions next each 

 tree, make marks upon the wall, from the 

 bottom to the top, over which the ftems 

 muft be carried; as from B to D, and 

 from C to E, in Fig. 6. But the lower parts 

 ©f the ftems, as A B, and A C, muft be 

 placed inclining about thirty degrees, if 

 the trees be ftrong ; but if they be weak, 

 nail them more erecl, till they produce 

 ftioots of a competent ftrength, then they 

 muft be brought lower, to the pofition be- 

 fore mentioned. 



If thofe parts of the ftems A B, and A 

 C, were laid horizontally, they would be 

 apt to put out ftrong branches from their 

 lower parts, which w^ould prevent the fap 

 from moving with fufficient force to their 

 extremities, fo as greatly to increafe their 

 lengths; and fometimes they are killed by 

 . ' it : 



