Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. 
fhoots in particular parts, where it may feem eligible, 
though every branch lliould terminate in a Tingle lhoot, 
either, in Tome, placed naturally at the end, or in 
others, the branch fhortened down to a proper lhoot, 
for a leader. 
That in the general regulation obTerve, in Telefling 
the principal Tupply of proper fhoots, it is advifeable 
to prefer the moderately fhort-jointed, that appear 
the bell furnifhed with bloffom-buds, being round, 
plump, and fwelling ; and from which, prune out clofe 
the fuperfluous Or over-abundant, with any remaining 
fore-right and other ill-placed fhoots, not well Tituated 
for training to the wall with proper regularity ; cutting 
away alfo weak twigs, watery, unripened, autumnal 
fhoots, and Angularly rank luxuriants, taking them off 
clofe to the old wood; likewife, if any of the retain¬ 
ed proper fhoots, have fmall, lateral twigs, prune 
them off clofe, that the faid principal fhoots may be 
clean and Tingle; and to make room for the requi- 
fite Tupply of young wood, a proportionable part of 
the former bearers, and naked, old branches, fhould, 
in this pruning, be retrenched, either by fhortening 
Tome down, more or lefs, to proper young lhoots, or 
Tome cut clean out, fuch as are the leafl produ&ive of 
eligible, bearing wood ; obferving, in the procefs of 
pruning, to fhorten mofl of the retained fhoots about, 
one third, or as hereafter explained. 
And generally obTerve, that where any fmall, na¬ 
tural Tpurs, half an inch to an inch, or more, long,, 
occur on the continuing two or three years old mother 
branches, and appear furnifhed with bloffom-buds, 
they fhould be carefully retained, as they often bear 
abundantly in as good perfection as the principal bear¬ 
ing Tnoots; but cut out clofe, any long, projecting, 
and naked, barren Tpurs, old flumps, and all decayed 
wood. 
But, to explain the above pruning as fully as pofli- 
blc, it is neceffary to obTerve, that as great part of 
the feleCt or proper fhoots, now requifite to retain, are 
produced chiefly upon the fmaller branches, or two or 
three years old wood, or principally upon the lafl 
year’s bearers, arifing on the lower and upper parts, 
and Tome terminal or proceeding immediately from 
or near the extremity; and therefore, in order to 
make room for the neceffary Tupply of the young 
fhoots, a confiderablc part of the laid mother branch¬ 
es fhould be cut away, in proportion, either by fhort¬ 
ening or cutting down, more or lefs, in particular 
parts, to Tome principal fhoots, Tituated on the refpec- 
tive branches; or others of the worfl, old bearers, cut 
away, as circumflances may require, whereby to 
have fuffkient fcope for training the requifite Tupply 
of young bearing wood, equally in ail parts of the 
trees, for general bearers, the enfuing feafon. 
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Therefore, agreeable to the foregoing intimation, 
making choice of the proper fhoots, and where Titua¬ 
ted on the lower or middle part. &c. of the former 
year’s bearers, may fhorten or cut down the upper partr 
thereof to the firfl, fecond, or other moll eligible lhoot 
thereon, which then commences the leading fhoot to 
the refpeClive branch ; or if only the uppermofl fhoot 
Teems neceffary to retain, cut away any others below 
it; or if two are neceffary to leave on the parent 
branch, retain one below and the other above; To, in 
this manner, leaving on Tome branches but one, and 
on others, two fhoots, or more, in particular wide 
Tpaces, or as it fhall feem expedient, according to 
what appears requilite to furnifh the refpedlive partsr 
of the tree. 
For example, that where two fhoots, or more, ap¬ 
pear neceffary to retain on any mother branches, or 
former bearers, to Tupply the particular parts, leave one 
of the bell above, either the terminal or end lhoot, it 
a proper one is thus fituated; or if not, cut down the 
upper part of the branch to the firfl, good lateral fhoot, 
and leave the others below, at a proper dillance, and 
cut away any other intervening fhoots on the fame 
branch, if not wanted; or, in Tome cafes, it may be 
proper to retain only the end or terminal fhoot, either 
placed naturally at the end, or where this would extend 
the branch too confiderably, the branch may be cut 
down to Tome lateral fhoot, if any thereon, that would 
not extend beyond the limited Tpace; or, in Tome 
places, it may probably be neceffary to retain both a na¬ 
turally terminal fhoot, or one Tituated near the termina¬ 
tion of the parent branch, or old bearer, and a lateral 
one towards the middle or lower patts, cutting awad 
any other intervening ones ; and fometimes, where 
long-extended branches occur, or fuch as, in parti¬ 
cular places, extend beyond certain limits, where not 
proper room, it may be requifite, occafionally, to cut 
down the extended part of the branches to Tome befl 
lateral, or lower fhoot, that will not extend beyond the 
limits intended. 
Though, as good fhoots alfo often occur on the 
larger, old, principal branches, frequently on the lower 
parts, where the Taid branches do not admit or require 
being cut away, and that where proper young fhoots 
are well-placed thereon, in parts of the tree in which 
they may appear neceffary, either to Tupply a vacancy, 
for fucceflion bearers, or new wood for an encreafe of 
young branches, they fhould be retained in all parts where 
they can be admitted or trained in with regularity, be¬ 
tween the faid branches, to have all parts of the trees 
furnifhed with young wood, advancing in the bottom, 
middle, and upper expanfion, in a regular pro- 
grcflion. 
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