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too much, except they are laid horizon- 

 tally, in order to produce bearers where 

 wanted -, but that branch from I to K is 

 as near the bottom as bearers ought to be, 

 and all branches that grow lower fhould 

 be taken off: peaches are never good if 

 they grow too near the earth. (I Ihall Ihew 

 in another place, my method for covering 

 the lower parts of a wall with vines.) 



Thofe branches at I K are collaterals 

 made the laft year, proper for bearers; 

 but as they are more than ought to be 

 nailed up in that fpace, therefore a pro- 

 per number of them muft be felefled for 

 the purpofe, and placed againft the wall, 

 about fix inches afunder, in an upright 

 pofition ; the reft fhould be fhortened to 

 about an inch from the horizontal, for 

 reafons before given. 



All other parts on the fame fide of the 

 tree, muft be cut after the fame manner 

 as directed for I K. But it may happen 

 fometimes that the fhoots made at the 

 upper end of the ftem are not fo long as 

 ^re required for horizontals -, then they 

 muft be cut about four inches long, which 

 will caufe them to flioot ftrongly the next 



fummer. 



