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A />/j/e Ciiltiirt in Victoria. 



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base, it should have been cut, this year, at (b), in the two-year-old wood. 

 Fig, 2 is three years old. It extended the first year to (a), the next year 

 it fruited at that point, and sent out the shoot which extended beyond 

 (//), but it was pruned back to that point last year. The result of this cut 

 was the production of the two light growths, and the development of the 

 fruit ouds on the two-year-old wood. Instead of being allowed to remain 

 unpruued this year, it should have been cut in the two-year-old wood at 

 ((•), for similar reasons advanced in the case of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is also three- 

 year-old. The yearling lateral was cut too short at (a) the first year. 

 The growth sent up to (A) was not pruned back last year, nor did it fruit 

 on the terminal bud, but it produced the yearling growth, and built up 

 the fruit buds on the two-year-old wood. This specimen should have 

 been cut this year at (r), or a few buds lower down, according to th© 



Plate 59. — One, and two year old Jonathan laterals showing fruiting habit. 



length of lateral desired. It will be understood that the more sparsely 

 the tree is supplied with this class of wood the longer will be the por- 

 tions retained. Fig. 4 fruited at (a) two years ago, and made the exten- 

 sion, which was pruned at (h) last year, when it further extended from 

 that point. The cut (c) would have been the correct one this year. Fig. 

 5 is four years old. It commenced by growing to («) the first year. Fruit 

 was produced on that point, and an extension made to (li) the second year. 

 The third year it further extended to (c). Last year fruit was produced 

 on the terminal bud in addition to the two growths on top. To prune 

 th-s specimen this year, it might have Ijeen cut at (d), and worked back 

 gradually, but if the tree is plentifully supplied with fruit wood, the 

 more drastic treatment by cutting at (c) would be preferable. Fig. 6 ran 

 ta («), then to {/>), where it fruited, and produced the growths on top. In 



