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full length, till winter-pruning; when, any time from 
Oftcber to March, examine the general branches, re¬ 
taining all thofe of former training that are good, and 
if mere are ftill wanted to complete the expanlion, 
leave fome proper (hoots of lait fummer; or if any old 
branches appear of a bad growth or decayed, cut them 
out, leaving young fhoots to fupplv their place; and 
all Ihoots which were trained in lull fummer, not now 
wanted for the above occafions, or not required in any 
vacant part, prune of!' clofe, generally retaining a lead¬ 
ing (hoot ic each mother branch, and extended in length 
far a 1 their extreme bounds, and only fhortened when 
they exceed their allotted limits at fides or top; and 
having Unified the pruning, nail each tree accordingly 
in regular order to the wall, &c. 
•Some bed Gcofeberries are alfo proper to plant 
ngairut fouth walls to obtain early fruit, both to gather 
green for tarts, and for ripening in early perfection of 
improved liae and flavour: the-trees trained and ma¬ 
naged as advifed for the Currants in the fame order of 
training. 
Obferve in the general culture of Currants and Goofe- 
berries.in the foregoing different orders of training, it 
is advjfeable to keep the trees conflantly cleared from 
all root fuckers, which commonly rife every year,, 
eradicating them clean out to the bottom. 
In the Red and White Currants, when ripe, in July,. 
Auguff, &c. fome trees may be defended with nets or 
mats from the birds; or thofe in funny fituations, co¬ 
vered with mats from the full fun, during the hot, dry 
Weather; and the fruit may thus be preierved in good.! 
perfection, on the trees, till September, Odtober, and. 
November. 
Currants and Goofeberrics may be forwarded to 
early fruiting, by introducing fome of the trees in .forc¬ 
ing houfes; having full bearing plants, either planted 
jh the borders within, in autumn, or fome growing in 
pots, introduced in that feafon, or in due time for forc¬ 
ing, in January, or beginning or middle of February. 
Robijnma, FALSE ACACIA. 
Clafs and Order. 
Diadelphia Decandria, 
Two Brotherhoods, Ten Males ; 
Or Plants with Papilio:zaceous Flowers, ( Herm.) having 
two Sets of Stamina, or ten Stamina, or Males,, in 
two Sets, or Brotherhoods. 
THE Robinias confifl of feveral fpecies of hardy, 
deciduous, ornamental tree and fhrub kinds, for adorn¬ 
ing the Ihrubbery and other decorative plantations; are 
of large, middling, and Imallgrowth; fome thirty or 
forty feet high, or more, others half or quarter that 
height, and Tome not exceeding three or four feet; 
garnilhed moftly with long, winged, or pinnated leaves, 
of many pairs of folioles; and fome with quaternate or 
foured leaves, or placed four together; and papiliona¬ 
ceous or butterfly-fliape white, red, and yellow flow¬ 
ers, in long, pendulous bunches, of ornamental ap¬ 
pearance in June; having monophyllous, four-lobed 
calyxes or cups; a corolla of four unequal petals, con¬ 
futing of a fpreading vexillum or ftandard, two oval 
wings, and a roundilh carina below; ten diadelphous 
llamina, an oblong, cylindric germen, fupporting a 
bent llyle, and is fucceeded by oblong, comprefled 
pods, containing kidney-fhape feeds, ripe in autumn ;• 
and by which the plants are raifed; alfo by fuckers,, 
layers, and cuttings. 
The hardy Species of Rob ini a are,. 
l. Robinia Pfeud-Acacia —(Pfeud-Acacia) Falfe or 
Ballard- Acacia, or Loculi Tree. 
A large, deciduous tree, growing thirty or forty feet,, 
or more, making ltrong Ihoots—the branches thorny;, 
leaves [large, light-green) complete pinnated, of nine or 
ten pairs of oval lobes, terminated by an odd one; and, 
long clufters of papilionaceous, white flowers, in June, 
one flower on each pedicle; and prickly llipula.—Na¬ 
tive of Virginia. [Bight or any common foil.) 
Varieties. —Common Falfe-Acacia, as above, with 
oblong comprefled pods. 
[Pfeud- Acacia echinata) or Prickly, Short- 
podded, Falfe Acacia. 
[Pfeud-Acacia hifpida ; flora rojea) hifpid-flalked, or 
Rofe Acacia. 
A fmaller tree, of Ihrub-like growth, ten to fifteen 
feet high—the branches and flower-ftalks hifpid, in 
fmall, briltly fpines; large, pinnated leaves; and bunch* 
es of large, moll-beautiful, deep, rofe-coloured or fear- 
let flowers; in June or July.—Native of North Ame¬ 
rica. [Lighter any common foil.). 
a. Robinia Caragana —(Caragana Jiberiea) Siberian' 
Caragana. 
A deciduous fhrub, growing eight or ten feet high, 
ot more—the leaves [middling, dark-green) abrupt- 
pinnated, of five or fix pair of oblong lobes, not termi^ 
nated by an odd one; and Ample peduncles or flower- 
ftalks, with yellow flowers, in May or June.—Native 
of Siberia and Tartary. [Any foil.) 
3. Robinia frutefeens — Shrubby, Four-leaved> Sibe¬ 
rian Robinia, 
A deciduous fnrub, eight or ten feet high* with 
erett branches and golden-coloured bark—the leaves 
[‘middling. 
