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Pig. 4. reprefents a tree when full- 

 grown 'y and the way to bring a tree to fuch 

 a fhape, is to make a ftrait ftem, and pre- 

 ferve upon it four branches at every place, 

 where a new fet of horizontals is required, 

 as at ABC D, which fhould not be nearer 

 each other than two feet -, and if the tree 

 is of fuch a nature as to produce a ftrait 

 upright branch for a ftem, then all others 

 but thofe defigned for horizontals, muft 

 be rubbed oft at their firft appearance ; for 

 all branches of a ftandard fruit-tree ftiould 

 grow in fuch pofitions as thofe of a filver- 

 fir. 



But if it is of a free growth, and the 

 branches are more fubjefl to grow declin- 

 ing than horizontal, the young ftioots 

 ftiould be all left upon the new part of 

 the ftem the firft fummer; for, if part 

 are taken off, the others will grow ftill 

 more crooked. 



The way to obtain a ftrait ftem in the 

 latter fort of trees, is to fix a ftrong pole 

 in the ground, and tie it in feveral places 

 with lifts of cloth to the upright part of 

 the tree, and by the fide of the pole con- 

 fine the center branch, till it reaches the 

 B b 2 height 



