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enough from the wall, that the young 

 branches be not bruifed betwixt them. 



CHAP. LVIIL 



Upon Pruning and Nailing fuch Peach- 

 Trees as have been irregularly cut 

 before. 



WH A T has been faid on this fubjeft 

 only relates to fuch trees as have 

 been trained up from the time of planting, 

 according to the methods before diredled; 

 but as this treatife may probably come into 

 the hands of thofe who have old trees un- 

 der their care, it will be proper to give 

 fome directions for the management of 

 them alfo : for I have ken many trees in 

 a very weak and miferable condition, -fome 

 of which have been planted twenty years, 

 and of all ages under. 



I will begin firft with the pruning of a 

 weak tree in the winter-feafon. The man- 

 ner of ordering their roots, and preventing 

 of blights, are mentioned in the directions 

 given for managing borders. When weak 

 trees are furniflied with fmall fliort bran- 

 ches. 



