170 A TREATISE OF 



. fummer, and fometimes there are only tvv o 

 fhoots inftead of three long enough, then 

 the fhort one may be cut as others at U W 

 and U X. 



CHAP. LVI. 



Of the orderhig of Peach-Trees in Sum- 

 mer, when they have been more than 

 two Years planted. 



WHEN fhoots are laid horizontally 

 in winter, and have no collaterals 

 upon them, as thofe marked at U W and 

 U X in Fig. 6. there muft be left upon 

 them in fummer a number of branches 

 in proportion to their ftrength ; that is, if 

 you find they are likely to be long enough 

 for bearers, let all that appear on the upper 

 fides remain, if not too many in number ^ 

 and if either all or any of them are lon- 

 ger than is defired, in the beginning of 

 May let them be cut to the length of two 

 or three inches, as dire6led before; and 

 if there are too few, they muft be ftopt to 

 increafe their number, if they are ftrong 

 enough, as in all probability they will be 3 



but 



