198' A TREATISE OF 

 cpnct JQini above the fruit ; but fucli as are 

 defigned for new horizontals fhould be 

 nailed at the greateft height they will al- 

 iow, without (hading either one another, cr 

 any branches that have fruit upon them. 



Thofe branches that are ftopt in their 

 growth by fliortning, will put out colla- 

 terals at almoft every bud ; fuch fhoots mud 

 be nipt off, one joint above the place they 

 proceed from, before they fhade the fruit 

 too much ; this work fliould be often re- 

 peated in the fummer, but never break off 

 a leaf from any growing branch. 



Always obferve to provide branches for 

 new horizontals where wanted, for the old 

 ones fhould not remain longer than two 

 years -, but it would be better to have frelh 

 horizontals every year, for the lefs length 

 of old vefiels the fap paffes through, the 

 larger the bunches of fruit will be. 



The loweft branch on the fide D, was a 

 Ihoot made the laft year, having all the 

 buds taken ofi- from .the under fide, but has 

 all left on the upper one, all of w^hich I 

 expeft will produce bearing branches, ex- 

 cept that neareft the ftem, which if it 

 flioots ftrcngly, mull be preferved of a 



length 



