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for an annual facceffion of branches, ad- 

 mit there be no long collaterals left on. 



I know there are many praftitioners that 

 only nail the ftrongeft parts of a tree, and 

 leave the collateral branches lofe, tho' of a 

 great length, and have many times plenty 

 of fruit upon them. 



But they never ripen fo early as thole 

 that are near the wall ; and if they do at 

 all, it is only fuch as would ripen on 

 dwarfs or efpaliers ; and I think it wrong 

 to beftow a waii upon fuch trees as would 

 produce as much good fruit without it. 



The catalogue fhews the moll tender 

 forts, and thofe ought to be guarded with 

 matts, fo foon as the hard froils begin, 

 and continue covered till March. 



CHAP. LXXV. 



Concerning Efpaliers of Fruit-trees, and 

 the Manner of making them. 



THere are many kinds of fruit-trees 

 whofe branches are naturally inchn- 

 ed to, harrg downward, and by crofling 

 ^nd galling one another, often become 



very 



