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AS the Growths of the feveral Branches advance, keep them nail’d 
to the Wall; but be fure that the Diftances between Branch and Branch 
are never lefs than the Length of their Leaves, when fully grown : 
Therefore as Leaves are not come to their Maturity in the Spring, you 
muft at that Time nail them at a greater Diftance than aforefaid ; that 
when they are fully grown, they may in general poflels a free drying 
Air, and not fhade each other, to their almoft total Ruin, for want of 
Per{piration. 
ON this very Point depends the whole Succefs of our Labours ; 
for when Fruit-Trees are loaded with great Quantities of Branches, 
nail’d very clofe, a great Part of them are faturated, and clog’d with 
the Crudities of their Sap, for want of a free Air to perfpire in, and 
thereby become barren and ufelefs. This is plainly demonftrated in the 
Growth of Trees planted very clofe together, as in a Wood, where the 
lower Branches, tho’ neareft to the Fountain of Sap, (viz. the Roots) — 
are either dead, or very near it; whilf thofe at the Top, which are 
fartheft from the Roots, but ina drying Air, perfpire freely and expand 
~ much: And in Fruit-Trees ’tis the very fame, when their. Branches are 
nail'd nearer together than the Lengths of their Leaves, 
BESIDES this Advantage, of having Fruit-Treés fuitfal in all ches 
Parts, is not the only one; for by this Method of thin Nailing, there 
will not be half the Quantity of Wood for the Root to Maintain, and 
onfequently thofe Fruits that are produc’d, will be much better fupported 
with Nourifhment, and in greater Perfection, than when a Multitude 
of Wood and Fruit is fed but with the fame Nutriment. 
HENCE it follows, That as Fruit-Trees differ in the Length of 
their Leaves, fo will the Diftances of their feveral Branches be allo 
different ; and therefore the general. Rule hitherto practisd. by Gardeners 
in laying the Branches of all the feveral Kinds of Peaches, and other 
Fruits, at the fame Diftance, appears to be a great Miftake. 7 
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