1 4 l^he Gardeners Kalendar. Jan* 



but before this is done, you (hould diveft the 

 branches of all the autumnal Figs, if there are 

 any remaining on ; otherwife thefe will decay, 

 and infedl the tender flioots, which fliould pro- 

 duce fruit the fpring following. Wherever 

 this method is pradlifed, there {hould be great 

 care taken, not to expofe the trees too fud- 

 denly to the open air -, but remove the cover- 

 ings gradually, when the weather becomes 

 warm. And where there are Fig-trees planted 

 in efpaliers, it will b'fe a good method to loofen 

 the branches from the trellifs, and either lay 

 them down, or tie their branches together, 

 covering them with dry litter or Peas haulm, 

 which will preferve their branches from be- 

 ing killed by the froft, and hereby a good crop 

 of Figs may be generally obtained. 



You may now cut out all the dead or can- 

 kered branches from your ftandard fruit-trees ; 

 as alfo fuch as crofs each other, and are ill 

 placed ; but be careful in doing this, to make 

 the wounded part as fmooth as poffible, and 

 floping, that the wet may not enter and be 

 detained there, to the great prejudice of the 

 trees. 



If the feafon be mild, you may prune dwarf 

 trees of any hardy forts of fruits, as Pears, 

 Apples, Vines, Goofeberries, Currants, and 



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