PART IV.

• Chap. I. THe Pruning of Trees defined. page 2.
• Chap. II. Of the reasons for Pruning. p. 3.
• Chap. III. Of the time and Season of Pruning. p. 4.
• Chap. IV. Of the reasons that oblige us to Prune. p. 7.
• Chap. V. Of the Idea and Notion of the Beauty required in Dwarf-Trees. p. 8.
• Chap. VI. Of the Idea and Notion of the Beauty required in Wall-Trees, and of the Rules and Maximes of palisading, or nailing up. p. 9.
• Chap. VII. Of Branches in general. p. 10.
• Chap. VIII. How to know the difference be∣tween good and bad Branches. p. 11.
• Chap. IX. Of the explication of the terms of strong and strength, and of weak and weak∣ness. p. 12.
• Chap. X. Of the Tools necessary for pruning, with directions how to use them. p. 15.
• Chap. XI. Of the manner of Pruning Trees in the first year after they are planted. p. 17.
• Chap. XII. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has not sprouted at all the first year. p. 18.
• Chap. XIII. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has sprouted but feebly. p. 20.
• Chap. XIV. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has shot forth at least one fair Branch. p. 21.
• Chap. XV. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has shot forth more than one fair Branch. p. 22.
• Chap. XVI. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has shot forth two fair Branches both well placed. p. 23.
• Chap. XVII. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has shot forth but two Branches which are both fair and thick, but both ill placed. p. 24.
• Chap. XVIII. Of the first Pruning of a Tree that has produced three or four fair Branches well or ill placed. ibid.
• Chap. XIX. Of the Pruning of Trees that have produced five or six or seven fair Bran∣ches. p. 25.
• Chap. XX. Of the second Pruning to be per∣formed on a Tree the third year after its planting. p. 26.
• Chap. XXI. Of the second Pruning of a Tree which shot forth two fair Branches the first year after its planting. p. 27.
• Chap. XXII. Of the second Pruning of a Tree that produced three fair Wood Bran∣ches the first year. p. 30.
• Chap. XXIII. Of the second Pruning of a Tree which produced four fair Wood Branches or more the first year. p. 31.
• Chap. XXIV. What Pruning is to be used in the third year to all sorts of Trees, of not above four years planting. p. 33.
• Chap. XXV. Of the Pruning of Trees that have been planted with many Branches. p. 34.
• Chap. XXVI. Of the Pruning of Standard-Trees. p. 35.
• Chap. XXVII. Of the first method to be ob∣served in ordering of Graffs in the Cleft, made and multiplied upon old Trees as they stand, whether they be Dwarf or Wall-Trees. ibid.
• Chap. XXVIII. How to proceed in unexpected cases, which commonly enough happen in all sorts of Trees, though ordered according to all the rules of Art. p. 36.
• Chap. XXIX. Common remarks in certain particular and singular cases that concern the Pruning of all sorts of Trees. p. 37.
• The first Observation. p. 38.
• The second Observation. ibid.
• The third Observation. ib.
• The fourth Observation. ibid.
• The fifth Observation. ibid.
• The sixth Observation. p. 39.
• The seventh Observation. ibid.
• The eighth Observation. ibid.
• The ninth Observation. ib.
• The tenth Observation. ibid.
• The eleventh Observation. ibid.
• The twelfth Observation. p. 40.
• The thirteenth Observation. ib.
• The fourteenth Observation. ibid.
• The fifteenth Observation. ibid.
• The sixteenth Observation. ibid.
• The seventeenth Observation. ibid.
• The eighteenth Observation. p. 41.
• The nineteenth Observation. ibid.
• The twentieth Observation. ib.
• The twenty first Observation. ibid.
• The twenty second Observation: ibid.
• The twenty third Observation. ibid.
• The twenty fourth Observation. p. 42.
• Page  [unnumbered] The twenty fifth Observation. ibid.
• The twenty sixth Observation. ibid.
• The twenty seventh Observation. ibid.
• The twenty eighth Observation. ibid.
• The twenty ninth Observation. ibid.
• The thirtieth Observation. ib.
• The thirty first Observation. ib.
• The thirty second Observation. p. 43.
• The thirty third Observation. ib.
• The thirty fourth Observation. ibid.
• The thirty fifth Observation. ib.
• The thirty sixth Observation. ib.
• The thirty seventh Observation. ibid.
• The thirty eighth Observation. p. 44.
• The thirty ninth Observation. ibid.
• The fourtieth Observation. ibid.
• The fourty first Observation. ibid.
• The fourty second Observation. ibid.
• The fourty third Observation. ibid.
• The fourty fourth Observation. ibid.
• The fourty fifth Observation. ibid.
• The fourty sixth Observation. p. 45.
• The fourty seventh Observation. ibid.
• The fourty eighth Observation. ibid.
• The fourty ninth Observation. ibid.
• The fiftieth Observation. ibid.
• The fifty first Observation. ibid.
• The fifty second Observation. ibid.
• The fifty third Observation. ibid.
• The fifty fourth Observation. p. 46.
• The fifty fifth Observation. ibid.
• The fifty sixth Observation. ibid.
• The fifty seventh Observation. ibid.
• The fifty eighth Observation. ibid.
• The fifty ninth Observation. ibid.
• The sixtieth Observation. ibid.
• The sixty first Observation. p. 47.
• The sixty second Observation. ibid.
• The sixty third Observation. ibid.
• The sixty fourth Observation. ibid.
• The sixty fifth Observation. ibid.
• The sixty sixth Observation. ibid.
• The sixty seventh Observation. p. 48.
• Chap. XXX. Particular Remarks to be observed in the first pruning, performed every year in February and March upon Stone Fruit-Trees, and especially upon Peach and Apri∣cock-Trees, whether Dwarfs or Wall-Trees. ibid.
• Chap. XXXI. Particular Remarks for the second and third prunings of Stone Fruit-Trees. p. 51.
• Chap. XXXII. Of the different ways of ordering Peach-Trees in the Summer. p. 53.
• Chap. XXXIII. Of disbudding and plucking of superfluous Buds and Branches. ibid.
• Chap. XXXIV. Particular remarks to be obser∣ved in another important operation, used in Summer to some Trees, which is called pin∣ching. p. 55.
• Chap. XXXV. What is to be done to certain Trees that are so extraordinary vigorous that they bear no Fruit. p. 56.
• Chap. XXXVI. Of the Ordering and Culture of Fig-Trees. p. 57.
• Chap. XXXVII. Of the manner of pruning Trees that are already old. p. 66.
• Chap. XXXVIII. Of the faults committed in pruning of old Dwarf-Trees. p. 68.
• Chap. XXXIX. Of faults committed in pru∣ning of old Wall-Trees. p. 70.
• Chap. XL. Of pruning of Vines. p. 72.