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that than cold crude juice is drawn thro' 

 the roots and ftem, to fupply the perfpi- 

 ration of the remaining boughs, whereby 

 the fap of the tree is probably lefs depau- 

 perated than it would have been, if all 

 the boughs had remained on. Tor thefe rea« 

 fons, early pruning fhould in the main, and 

 excepting fome cafes, be better than late. 



And the reafonablenefs of this pra&ice 

 is further confirmed by the experience of 

 Mr. T aimer* a curious Gentleman of Chel- 

 feaj who has found, that by pruning his 

 Vines, and pulling all the leaves off them in 

 Septembers foon asthe fruit was off, they have 

 born greater plenty of Grapes than other 

 Vines, particularly in the year 1726. when 

 by reafon of the extreme wetnefs and cold, 

 nefs of the preceding fummer, the unripe 

 fhoots produced generally very little fruit. 



From many Experiments in the fecond 

 Chapter, the Gardiner will fee with what 

 force his grafts imbibe fap from the flock, 

 efpecially that du&ilenourifhment from be- 

 tween the bark and wood; which correfpond- 

 ing parts he well knows by conftant expe- 

 rience muft be carefully adapted to each other 

 in grafting , thofe grafts being always beft 

 whofe buds are not far afunder, <viz>. be. 



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