Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, amd FRUITS. 
tend long and naked, without furniftiing laterals, only 
towards the extremity. 
As above obferved, the young trees may be planted 
in the garden, either when they are of one or two 
years old, from grafting and budding, or of older 
growth, with heads advanced to two, three, or four 
years old, with a good fpread of branches, and that 
are advanced to a bearing Hate, both of the ftandards 
wall-trees, &c. 
The planting of ftandard Plums and Cherries may 
be performed in gardens, orchards, and pleafure- 
gi ounds, in any common foil and open fituation: have 
the trees removed from the nurfery with as good a 
fpread of full roots as poflible, and of which prune 
off any broken parts, and only (horten any very long 
flraggler, or may juft cut off the ends of the others. 
Hoping on the under fide; and as to the top, if fur- 
nilhed with a fupply of laterals, forming the head of 
feveral branches, they fhould generally remain intire, 
except where any crofs-placed or others of very irre¬ 
gular growth occur, which may be cut out, or pruned 
to order, as may feem neceffary, or occafionally to 
(horten any long rambler, continuing all the reft in 
their full extent; or if the trees are only a year 
old, having but one or two firft fhoots, thefe may 
be pruned down in the fpring, as advifed in the 
nurfery culture, to obtain an encreafed fupply of 
branches, to form the head of a more full, fpreading 
order, and thefe permitted to advance in their full 
growth; and thus, agreeable to the above intimations, 
proceed to plant the trees in their allotted places, at 
twenty to thirty feet diftance, and if early in autumn, 
or late in the fpring, a moderate watering to the 
earth, about the roots, will be of advantage; and 
where fupport of ftakes may appear neceffary to trees 
with tall Items and full heads, it lhould be done as foon 
as planted, efpecially in expofed fituations, placing one 
or two ftakes to each tree; likewife, if very dry wea¬ 
ther, in fpring or early part of fummer, occaficnal 
waterings would be very ferv iceable. 
In the future growth of the ftandard Plums and 
Cherries, after final planting, they, in the firft year 
from grafting and budding, either while remaining in 
the nurfery, or after tranfplanting into the garden, 
having their firft (hoots, if neceffary, pruned down, in 
March, to a few eyes, to force out collaterals, to form 
the head of a more fpreading growth, (hould after¬ 
wards be generally permitted to branch out around 
every way, in their natural manner; will require very 
little pruning, or only occafionally to prune to order 
any confiderable irregularity, fuch as to reduce any 
caihal, Lcr.g rambler, or to cut out low ftraggler.s, 
very rampant (hoots, and crofs-placed branches, or 
to thin fuch as are confiderably crowded, and to cut 
out decayed wood; but, except in thefe inftartces, Puf¬ 
fer all the general regular branches to advance ii. their 
full growth, and they will furnifli fruit-fpurs abundant¬ 
ly, and bear plentiful crops of fruit. 
As to the wall. Plum, and Cherry Trees, they maybe 
planted in the garden, either in their young growth of 
one or two years old, having the firft (hoots, from the 
graft or buds, pruned down when a year old, in March, 
to furnifti a proper fupply of collaterals below, to 
form the head; or if they have been headed in the 
nurfery, and, in confequence thereof, are furni(hed 
with a tolerable fpread of branches, it may be of 
greater advantage in regard to their being of larger 
expanfion, as at once to cover a good fpace of wall¬ 
ing, &c. from the beginning, and fooner commence 
bearers, or fometimes form immediate bearers the firft 
feafon, in a moderate degree, allotting fome principal 
forts for fouth walls, to produce fruit earlier, and in 
fined: perfection, in fize, beauty, and richnefs of fla¬ 
vour; and may plant others on walls of different ex- 
pofures, for fucceftion and late fruit; and for which, 
have the trees taken up with good roots, prune bro¬ 
ken parts, &c. thereof, and long ftragglers, as ad¬ 
vifed for the ftandards, and cut out any projecting 
fore-right (hoots of the head; then plant them not lefs 
than twelve or fifteen feet afunder, or if fifteen to 
eighteen feet diftance, it will be of more advantage, 
in affording proper fcope to extend the branches in 
their advanced growth, at their whole length. 
In efpalier trees, may alfo plant fome defirable 
kinds, both of Plums and Cherries, at the diftance 
above-mentioned for the wall-trees. 
After planting the wall and efpalier Cherries, let 
the branches be arranged to the walls, &c. in regular 
order, extended horizontally, four, to five or fix inches 
afunder, generally at their full length, for the reafons 
before explained; or in young trees, having only two 
or three principal (hoots in the head, they may be 
pruned down half way, or to fix or eight eyes, in 
order to obtain a further fupply of bottom branches, 
which train to the wall in the above order ; or occa- 
ffonally, where it appears neceffary to have further 
fupplies of wood in particular parts, may (horten con¬ 
tiguous lhoots cither the fame fummer they are pro¬ 
duced, performing it in June, or in the following 
winter or fpring-pruning, to obtain laterals to furnifh 
the vacancies; and afterwards, in the general pruning, 
commonly retain the (hoots and branches intire, and 
they will thus afford natural fruit-fpurs all along th» 
(ides to the extremity, and the fame branches and 
fpurs continue many years fruitful. 
Then, with refpeft to the general culture of the wall 
and efpalier Plums and Cherries, it confifts of an an¬ 
nual pruning, nailing, Sec. every fummer and winter; 
a funimer-pruning to regulate the (hoots of the year, 
and a wintcr-pfuning, both in the young wood and 
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