Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. Ti 
vanclng fruit; but when the work is delayed too long, 
till the trees are run into great diforder in the Ihoots of 
the year, is both very unlightly, and of great difad- 
vantage ; more particularly to the fruit in its advanc¬ 
ing growth, as well as caufe confiderable perplexity 
in making the neceffary regulation. 
Therefore, after proceeding in the early regulation in 
difplacingthe ufelefs (hoot-buds, begin the general ope¬ 
ration in the more advanced growth of the Ihoots in 
| une at fartheft, taking off any remaining fore-rights, 
and others ill-placed; and carefully fele&ing a large 
fupply of all the beft regular-placed fide-lhoots, and a 
leading one to each branch, forfucceffion bearers next 
fummer, difplace the fuperfluous orfuch as are evident¬ 
ly over-abundant, or more than can be trained in with 
proper regularity; and where two advance from the 
fame eye,"leave but one, taking off the mod unpro- 
mifling: likewife cut out clofe any that affume a bad 
habit of growth, bunched, crooked, very weak, orof 
a long, (lender infirm, date; as alfo any very rank, or 
Angularly luxuriant (hoots, appearing confiderablymore 
vigorous than the generality, not being adapted for 
bearing, but which would draw the nourifhment from 
the others of more moderate growth, proper for the 
production of fruit the year enfuing: though where 
any tree cafually affumes a general luxuriant, unfruit¬ 
ful date, cut out the mod unfavourable, and retain as 
many of the bed-placed, drong fhoots thereof as can be 
conveniently trained in with fome tolerable regularity, 
in order to divide and carry od' the exuberancy of fap 
amongd a great number, more effectually than would 
be the cafe in a fmaller quantity, and thereby have the 
trees fooner reduced to a moderate date of growth for 
good bearing; and then, according to the above ob- 
fervations, difplacing or pruning out all fore-right, 
other ufelefs and unneceffary (hoots, taking them off 
quite clofe, leaving plentifully of the proper mode- 
rately-drong fhoots, as before advifed, both of the 
fide production and leaders to the branches in all parts 
of the tree; the whole preferved at their full length at 
this feafon, and nailed in clofe and regular to the wall, 
all fummer, in an abundant fupply to chufe from in 
the winter-pruning to retain for next year’s bearing 
wood; not (hortening any of the (hoots during their 
fummer growth, except in any cafual, vacant parts; 
may occafionally pinch off the top, or prune down any 
contiguous young (hoot in May or June, to furnidi la¬ 
terals the fame year to fupply the deficiency, or any 
extending coniiderably out of the proper bounds, ei¬ 
ther fide-ways or over-topping the wall, may be dif- 
cretionally (hortened more or lefs, as may feem expedi¬ 
ent ; but, except in thefe cafes, keep all the other (hoots 
extended at their whole length all fummer, as (horten¬ 
ing at this feafon makes them throw out a great quan¬ 
tity of ufelefs wood, hurtful to the faid (hoots in their 
prefetit growth, and detrimental to their bearing the 
year following. 
After the general fummer regulation, iffpiuning out 
the ufelefs and training in the ufeful fupply of fhoots* 
continue a proper attention during their fummer’s 
growth, by going over the trees once a week or fort¬ 
night, to keep them diverted of all ufelefs after-pro- 
duCtions; and according as the retained general fupply 
of feleCt (hoots encreafe in length, or any cafually de¬ 
tach from the wall, nail or train them in clofe and re¬ 
gular, both to preferve the requifite uniformity and 
beauty of the trees; and that, by continuing the whole 
clofely trained in regular order, admits the full bene¬ 
fit of the air, fun, rain, &c. effentially neceffary to 
improve the growth and goodnefs of the fruit, and to 
promote its ripening with a proper flavour. 
The winter-pruning of the Peach and Nectarine 
Trees, comprifes a general regulation both in the fup¬ 
ply of young wood produced and trained in the pieced- 
ing fummer, and in the whole expanfion of older 
branches, in pruning out the moll unferviceable, to 
make room for the fucceffional fupply ofyoung, bearing 
wood, and the whole new trained and nailed in regular 
order; in which operation keeping in mind, as obferved 
in the fummer-runing, that as the trees produce 
their fruit principally upon the young (hoots of the pre¬ 
ceding fummer, and occafionally in the two years 
wood, upon fmall, natural fpurs thereon; though the 
general fupply is always produced upon the laft year’s 
(hoots, and which feldom bear after, except fometimes 
on cafual fmall fpurs, aforefaid, the fecond and third 
year; and therefore a general fupply of thefe young (hoots 
of laft fummer muft be annually preferved in all parts 
of the trees, now in the winter-pruning for bearing the 
enfuing feafon; and at the fame time part of the for¬ 
mer bearing wood, and naked old branches, not furnifh- 
ed with proper bearers, cut out, to give room for intro¬ 
ducing the requifite fupply of young, bearing (hoots, 
about four or five to fix inches diftance, cutting out 
the fuper-abundancy; and’allthe retained (hoots, or the 
greater part, to be (hortened more or lefs in this prun¬ 
ing to promote a fucceffional production of (hoots from 
the lower eyes, which otherwife would moftly advance 
towards the upper parts, and the trees would thereby, 
in time, become naked below. 
This general winter-pruning may be commenced 
foon after the fall of the leaf in autumn, or continued 
any time in open, mild weather, from November till 
the fpring, and (hould be wholly finilhed in February 
or March. 
In proceeding to this pruning, as it confifts of a 
general regulation, it is proper to un-nail mod of the 
principal branches and all the young wood, both that 
you may more conveniently examine and determine 
what to cut out and retain, have liberty for the opera¬ 
tion of the knife, and, after pruning, to have the op¬ 
portunity of new-training the trees accordingly; and 
generally. 
