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be fev/er left upon a bearer of larger forts, 

 than on thofe of a nutmeg-peach or other 

 fmall kinds 5 the length of the bearers 

 ihould likewife be confidered, as alfo of 

 the horizontals on which they grow, and 

 the quantity of fruit upon all the bearers 

 proceeding from one and the fame hori- 

 zontal. Suppofe a horizontal is three feet 

 long, with fix branches upon it, (which 

 there ought to be if the tree is healthy and 

 ftrong) then of the fmaller forts of peaches 

 there fliould not be more than twenty or 

 twenty-five left upon all the bearers j but if 

 there is fruit only upon fome of them, then 

 there muft not be fo many left on j for 

 four or five are fuliicient for one beajer, 

 and as many as will be well flavoured. 



The largeft fort of peaches and nefla- 

 lines fliould not have above a dozen left 

 upon the ian^ie cjuantity of tree before men- 

 tioned, and thefe not thicker than tw^o on 

 a bearer ^ but weak trees or branches muft 

 have fewer left on, in proportion to their 

 ftrength. 



The thinning of fruit ought not to be 

 dene all at one time, for fometimes many 



will 



