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The following Year's Manage- 

 ment will be nearly the fame with 

 this ; but only obferve, that Apri- 

 cots produce their Bloffom-buds, not 

 only upon the lalt Year's Wood, bat 

 alio upon the Curfons or Spurs, 

 which are produced from the two 

 Years Wood : a great Care mould 

 therefore be had in the Summer- 

 management, not to hurt or difplace 

 thele : obferve alfo to Ihorten your 

 Branches at theWinter^pruning, fo as 

 to furnilh frefh Wood in every Part 

 of the Tree; and be fure to cut out 

 Entirely all luxuriant Branches, or 

 difplace them as foon as they are 

 produced ; which, if left to grow, 

 would exhault the Nourifhment 

 from the bearing Branches, which, 

 in my Opinion, cannot be too ftrong, 

 provided they are kindly ; for the 

 more vigorous your Tree is, the 

 more likely it is to refill the Injuries 

 of the Weather ; and I have often 

 feen Trees brought to fo weak a 

 Condition, as to be able only faintly 

 to blow their BlofToms, and then 

 moll: or all of the bearing Branches 

 have died ; which has given Occa- 

 fion to the Owner to imagine it 

 was the Effect of a Blight, when, 

 in reality, it was only for want of 

 right Management. And, I am fully 

 perfuaded, half the Blights we hear 

 complained of, proceed from nothing 

 elfe but this. 



Thefe few Rules, well executed, 

 together with a little Obfervation 

 and Care, will be fufficient ; and, 

 to pretend to prefcribe particular 

 Directions for all the different Ac- 

 cidents, or manner of treating Fruits, 

 would be impoffible ; but I believe 

 the Reader will find what has been 

 faid, if duly attended to, will anfwer 

 his Defign ; for, without diligent 

 Obfervation, there can be no fuch 

 thing as a fkilful Manager, let him 



have ever fo many or good Inftruc- 

 tions laid down to him. ' 



Ths Brufels and Breda Apricots, 

 being, for the molt part, planted 

 for Standards, will require very little 

 Pruning or Management ; only ob- 

 ferve to take out all deadW T ood,or fuch 

 Branches as crofs each other; this 

 mull be done early in Autumn, or 

 in the Spring, after the cold Weather 

 is pair, that the Part may not canker 

 where the Incifion is made. 



ARMERIUS, Sweet -William. 

 Vide Caryophyllus Barbatus. 



ARTAPHAXIS, Creeping 

 Ihrubby Orrach. 



The Characters are ; 



7/ hath blink Flowers, fomewhat 

 like Orrach : the Empalement of the 

 Flower is of two Leaves : the Flower 

 is of two Leaves, which are larger 

 than thofe of the Empahment : there 

 are fix Stamina accompanying the 

 Ovarium : the Empalemtnt inclofes 

 the Ovarium, which turns to a Jingle 

 Seed. 



The Species are ; 



1. Artaphaxis viermiiy foliis 

 undulatis. Lin. Trailing ihrubby 

 Orrach, with waved Leaves. 



2. Artaphaxis inermis, foliis 

 planis. Lin. Dwarf Ihrubby Orrach, 

 with plain Leaves. 



3. Artaphaxis ram's fpincfis. 

 Lin. Shrubby Orrach, with prickly 

 Branches. 



The nrft Sort has been preferved in 

 many Gardens of curious Plants for 

 fome Years : it came from the Cape 

 of Good Hope into the Gardens of 

 Holland, and has been fpread into 

 feveral Parts of Europe: the Branches 

 of this Plant, being llender and trail- 

 ing, mult be fupported by Sticks 

 from lying upon the Ground. There 

 is very little Beauty either in the 

 Leaves or Flowers ; fo it is only 

 kept for Variety . it may be eafily 

 I 3 propa- 



