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• they flioot, and plaflh the Peach and Apricock-trees oftener, and 
with more Care chan the Pear-trees, becaufe they haye more Sap, 
and put forth their Shoots more forcibly. 
When the Wall-trees are grown to the top of the Wall, and 
the Dwarfs exceed the height which they ought to have, or if 
they grow crooked,and are worn out, they mult be brought down 
by cutting fame of the principal Boughs from the Body of the 
Stem near unto fome new Shoot, that they may be renew’d, and 
grow with young Wood ; this mult efpecially be pra&iled upon 
Peaches, &c. to make them young again by little and little ; for 
being headed all at once, they die, very feldom (hooting again. ' 
When Pear-trees and Apricocks are pall their Strength, and 
bear no Fruit but what is (mail, cut their Heads off in the Wane 
of the Moon in February, at a foot above their divifion, cutting 
them allope, with the Cut towards the Wall, that it may be (ha- 
ded from the Sun-, and then they’ll put forch new Branches,which 
in a or 3 Years will ma'ke a new Tree, and bear new Fruit. 
Trees that itand in the open Air, Bark-bound and cover’d with 
Mofs, in Winter, after Rain, or in a nrifty or moift Scafon, rub 
them with a Hair-Cloth, or with Wifps of Straw or Stubble, and 
ferape off the Mofs with wooden Knives, that it may fall off ; 
after which, with a Bill, take away the old Bark to the quick, 
by this they ’ll lhoot forth with new Strength, and bear fairer 
and better Fruit. 
That an Orchard JJjall never fail bearing Fruit. 
There is an Eafferly or Noi th-eafterly red Wind, that is al- ■ 
.ways reckon’d Blicing ; now if you live near Heath-Ground, dry 
in Summer 4. or yoo Turfs, or for want of that, take 3 or 4 arm- 
fuls of Mu title Straw, Hay, or Fern, that is not too wet nor too 
dry ; lay this on the Wind- fide, a good armful in 3 or 4. places, 
according as your Orchard is in bignefs, then light it, that the 
\\ ind may carry it thro’ the whole Orchard ; continue this till 
the Wind turns, for it hinders Blite, kills Caterpillars, Flies, 
Vermin, i&c. and preferves Wall-Fruit from Frofts. Other Winds 
hurt not, as Weft, South, &c, lo you need not ufe it then. 
To have fair Fruit. 
When they are fiiff knotted, pluck and disburthen the Tree 
of fome of them, when chey have too many, for ’tis certain that 
the Sap fpreading in too great a quantity of Fruit-, cannot make 
them grow great, therefore muff Fruit be left upon Trees, in 
proportion to their Strength, and this alfo preferves the Tree 
longer from fpending all its Strength ; This is piincipaliy to be 
taken with large Fruit-Trees and Winter Pears. Thegood Fruit 
depends on the Goodnefs of their Kind, Vigour of the Tree, Qua- 
lity of the Soil, and Pofition in regard to the Sun. 
When too much Fruit is upon the Trees, take off fome in the 
beginning of June, obferving to leave but few on Weak Boughs, 
for they have not Sap to nottnlh them. But in taking of Fruit, 
you muff be careful to break off the Pears, or cut them in the 
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