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New Principles of Gardening. 
as the Life itfelf. 
Prune Luxuriant Trees very late, and cut away one of the 
largeft Roots, efpecially a Tap-Root, if any be; which will 
-explain’d, and curioufly engraven on Copper Plates, as large - 
retard its hafty Growth, and caufe it to bear. 
Suffer not any Svzags or Branches pruned fhort, from which 
good Fruit comes; to project from the Wall more than two 
Inches at mott. 
In May begin your Summer Pruning, obferving to cut all 
forward and Juxuriant Branches to an uch and a half, or 
two Inches, trom the Place they fhoot from. This fhortening 
will check the Courfe of the Sap, and caufe-a good bearing 
Branch (or more) to come in its Place, or break out into 
bearing Buds itfelf, and produce Fruit in the progreffive Man- 
ner before defcribed. 2 
N.B. That what I have faid here in refpe& to itopping 
the Juxuriant Growth of Pear-Trees, the fame is to be under- 
{tood of all other Fruits, the Vives and Figs excepted. 
The Summer Bonchretien fhould be always pruned in May, 
obferving to nail in the Shoots at full Length; for they pro- 
duce their Fruit at the Extremities of the Branches. 
Both Summer and Winter Bonchretiens fhould be planted 
againft high Walls, as Houfes, Sc.. They want more Room to 
extend themfelves than any other Pear ; and if they are confi- 
ned by Pruning, immediately grow full of Kuots, and produce 
but little Fruit: A warm Soil is beft for them. easent/ 
When a young Pear, or any other Fruit-Tree, as a Peach 
or Apricot-Tree, breaks out with Shoots on the one Side, and 
not on the other, Care muft be taken to timely lead fome of 
the tender Shoots tothe barren Side, that thereby both Sides may 
be filled. The bending of thofe Branches are not any wife 
hurt thereby, but rather helped, by reafon that early Check 
caufes them to bear Fruit very foon. 
If in Fuly your Pear-Trees are Over-vigorous, and break 
out with forward Shoots, cut them off clofe, and nail in all 
Branches as lie flufh with the Wall, ftill obferving that ’tis beft 
to rub off the Buds of fuch Branches when they firft appear: 
Suffer no Suckers to grow at the Roots of your Trees, any 
more than Weeds, €c. | 
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