i62 A TREATISE OF 



Thofe fmall collaterals marked E F, G H, 

 that are upon A B, and x^ C, in Fig. 4. 

 having all healthy buds at their upper ends, 

 are certain to put forth leaves fooner than 

 any other paits of the fame tree ; and 

 leaves are of great ufe in vegetation, for 

 they both exhale and imbibe, to the great 

 advantage of thofe plants to v^diich they 

 belong. When trees were planted early in 

 the winter, I have fometimes gathered fruit 

 from fuch branches the firft year, either 

 more or lefs, according to the ilrength of 

 the plants but it would be improper to 

 fufFer fo many to remain upon a tree, as 

 v/ould hinder it from making flioots fit 

 for horizontals. 



Thofe collaterals which are taken off, 

 mull be cut about an inch from the ftem 

 or part they grow upon ; then others will 

 put out from buds at the fides of the lit- 

 tle flumps that are left, from which there 

 will be an opportunity of choofing bran- 

 ches to remain at the places where defired ; 

 but all others ought to be taken off at their 

 firft appearance, for at this time of prun- 

 ing all thofe buds which put out pn the 

 under fides of the ftems fiiould be rubbed 



off. 



