Of Propagating Fruit trees. 6 3 
age endeavouring to improve the Aftions 
of the former, do affuredly difcover fome- 
thing better than what was before 5 or at 
leaft bring into pra&ife that which before 
they concealed. The lame Poet advifes 
you to 
Follow thefepreceps rather much, thenthofe 
Which our own Antient Husbandmen itn- 
pofe. 
The former age mijl all its claims refignc , 
Now all theje Arts in perfeU luftre Jhine . 
Yet is there caution to be ufed in the 
railing of Fruit-trees from dwarfs. For if 
you let them fpread too much near the 
ground, thole under branches rob the up¬ 
per of their nourilhment, and make them 
incline to the Canker: Therefore yearly 
takeaway thole leffer over-dripped Iprigs 
or branches, that the other matter boughs 
may profperthe better 5 preventing never- 
thelefs their too high alpiring, by topping 
the upper Ihoots. 
Although you may remove a Tree any Tim for 
time of the year, and yet fo that it may 
grow: Yet if you defignto remove your 
Trees that they may profper well, and that 
you may choole your time 5 the tnoft pro¬ 
per 
