The British Fruit-gardener: And Art of Pruning: Comprising, the Most Approved Methods of Planting and Raising Every Useful Fruit-tree and Fruit-bearing-shrub ... The True Successful Practice of Pruning, Training, Grafting, Budding &c. So as to Render Them Abundantly Fruitful: and Full Directions Concerning Soils, Situations, and Exposures |
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Almond alſo Apples Apricot arifing August Autumn bearers bearing berries beſt Botaniſts branches buds CHERRY chuſe claſs and order cloſe common Culture deſigned dwarf eſpalier trees feedling feet high fides firſt ſhoots five or fix fix inches fix or eight foil fome foon forts fruit ſpurs fruit trees fuckers full length full ſtandards garden GOOSEBERRY grafting GRAPE growth half ſtandards horizontally inches aſunder July laſt leſs Medlar Method of Propagation Middle moſt NECTARINE neral nursery nuts obſerved occafionally October PEACH PEAR plant PLUM preſerve proper purpoſes raiſed regular remain reſpect retrench rieties ripening root rows ſame ſeaſon ſeveral ſhort ſhortened ſhould ſide ſingle ſituation ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpecies ſpreading head Spring ſtakes ſtamina ſtand ſtate ſtems ſtocks ſtrong ſtyles ſucceeded ſuch ſufficient Summer ſupply theſe thoſe tivated uſe uſeleſs varieties Vines wall and eſpalier wall trees WILD CHERRY Winter pruning year's young ſhoots young wood
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