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gether v/ith all dead bark, and dry foot 

 applied till the running of the gum is 

 Hopped. No fuckers fhould be fufiered to 

 remain growing from either the roots, or 

 the flock. When a tree is weak, or not 

 too luxuriant, yet has fome ftrong flioots 

 putting out in fummer from the ftem, at 

 places where there are no horizontals re- 

 quired, they muft be taken off as foon as 

 perceived. 



But when a tree is too luxuriant, and 

 produces bearers of greater lengths than 

 defired, fuch ftrong fhoots may be left on 

 all fummer 3 but they muft be fo placed to 

 the wall, as not to fhade other young 

 fhoots defigned for ufe, if it is poffible to be 

 done : but if not, cut them about nine or ten 

 inches long. In both fummer and winter 

 nailingjlet the ftireads be of fufficient length, 

 for all fmall branches ought to have as much 

 room to fpare at the time of nailing as will 

 contain a perfon's little finger. In the fum- 

 mer I choofe to make ufe of fmooth ftraight 

 rods, to confine the young ftioots to the 

 wall, rather than any other method, by 

 reafon they get more air, provided the rods 

 are fo nailed with long flireads as to be far 



enough 



