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pared off, for it harbours infefts, as alfo 

 do the dead leaves that hang upon the 

 trees, wherein the eggs of caterpillars are 

 often concealed, jand fliould therefore be 

 taken off and burnt. 



Where new horizontals are wanted, 

 young fhoots fuitable for that purpofe 

 fhould be left, and confined with bandage 

 to their proper places ^ but if there are 

 no young fhoots, then cut out a piece of 

 wood with a chiffcl, where one is required 

 to grow. 



Fruk is generally fmall upon old fluds 

 that have born a long time, which fhould 

 therefore be taken off, as alfo fome of the 

 fhortefl horizontals, and young ones pre- 

 ferved to be in their ftead; by which means, 

 large fruit may be produced upon old 

 trees. 



The common way of applying manure 

 to the roots of trees, is to do it clofe to the 

 flem; which is but of little fervice; for 

 the mofl ufeful roots of large trees are at a 

 confiderable diflance ; and the befl method 

 of manuring orchards, is to flrew all over 

 upon the furface of the ground the quantity 

 of a bufhel of foot for every large tree, and 



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