equally cxpofed to the Air and 

 Sun, which will render them more 



ways advife the planting themagainft 

 Efpaliers; in which Method they 



beautiful, and better tailed, than take up but little room in a Garden, 

 when they are ihaded by the and, if they are well manag'd, ap- 

 Branches ; and by thus managing pear very beautiful ; and the Fruit is 

 the Trees in Summer, they vml al- larger and better-tailed than thofe 

 ways appear beautiful ; and in Win- produc'd on Dwarfs, as hath been 

 ter they will want but little prune- already obferv'd : but fome of the 

 ing. Winter Pears mud be planted againft 

 Where Pear-trees are thus regu- Eaft, South - call, or South - weft 

 larly trained, without flopping of Walls ; othervvife they will not ripen 

 their Shoots, and have full room for well in England, in bad Seafons. 

 their Branches to extend on each But altho' this may be the Cafe 

 Side, there will never be any Occa- with fome of the late Winter Pears, 

 fion for difbarking of the Branches, in very bad Seafons ; yet, in gene- 

 or cutting oft" the Roots (as hath ral, moft Sorts of them will ripen 

 been directed by feveral Writers on extremely well in all warm Situa- 

 Gardening) ; which Methods, how- tions, when they are planted in Ef- 

 ever they mny anfwer the Intention palier ; and the Fruit will be better 

 for the prefent, yet will certainly flavour'd than that which grows 

 greatly injure the Trees; as mull all againft Walls, and will keep much 

 violent Amputations, which mould longer good : for as the Heat againft 

 ever be avoided, as much as poflible, Walls which are expofed to the Sun, 

 on Fruit-trees ; and this, I am fure, will be very great at fome times, 

 can never be wanted, where Trees and at others there will be little 

 have been rightly planted, and re- Warmth; fo all Fruits which grow 

 gularly trained, while young. near them, will be haflen'd unequal- 

 The Seafon for pruning of thefe ly ; and therefore is never fo well- 

 Trees is any time after the Fruits flavour'd as the fame Sorts are which 

 are gathered, until the Beginning of ripen well in the open Air : and all 

 March ; but the fooner it is done, the Fruit which is ripen'd thus un- 

 after the Fruit is gather'd, the bet- equally, will decay much fooner 

 ter, for Reafons already given for than thofe which ripen gradually in 

 pruning of Peach-trees ; though in- the open Air : therefore thofe Win- 

 deed, the deferring of thefe until ter Pears which grow in Efpalier, 

 Spring, where there are large Quan- may be kept fix Weeks longer than 

 tides of Trees to prune, is notfo in- thofe which grow againft Walls ; 

 jurious to them, as to fome more which is a very defirable thing. For 

 tender Fruits : but if the Branches to have plenty of thefe Fruit, at a 

 are regularly train'd in the Summer, Seafon when it is very rare to find 

 and the luxuriant Shoots rubb'd off, any other Fruit to fupply the Table 

 there will be little left to do to them but Apples, is what all Lovers of 

 in Winter. Fruit mull be greatly pleas'd to en- 

 All the Sorts of Summer Pears joy : which is what may be effecled, 

 will ripen very well, either on Stan- by planting many of the late Sorts in 

 dards, Dwarf;, or Efpaliers ; as will Efpalier ; where, although the Fruit 

 all the Autumn Pears, upon Dwarfs will not be fo well colour'd as thofe 

 or Efpaliers; but wnere a Perfon is from the Walls, yet they will be 



very curious in his Fruit, I would al- 



