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out tlicsc spurs ill Rtcat abundance ; and, 

 when thc^' are got (o a proper hcarinjj 

 state, more tliaii sufficient will be pro- 

 «lHced. 



But, tliougli it is the usual practice to 

 plant the suckers in nurser}' beds, I 

 would advise every one to plant them 

 where they are to remain, whether they 

 are intended for a garden or a larger 

 plantation; and, after being suffered tr) 

 grow M'ithont restraint for three or four 

 years, to cut thcin down wilhin a few 

 inches of the ground. From t!:c re- 

 maining part, iftlic trees arc well rooted 

 in the soil, five or six strong shor>ts will 

 be produced. Whichever method is 

 practised, the subsequent treatment of 

 the trees will be exactly llie same. 



In the second ycaraftercutting down, 

 these shoots are shortened; generally 

 one-third is taken off. If very weak, I 

 would advise that (he trees be quite cut 

 down a second time, as in the previous 

 spring ; but it would be much better not 

 to cut lliem down until the trees give 

 evident tokens of their being able to pro- 

 duce shoots of sufficient strengtii. When 

 (hey arc thus shortened, that they may 

 appear regular, let a small lioo|) be 

 placed within (he brandies, to which the 

 shoots are to be fastened at equal dis- 

 tances; by this practice, two considera- 

 ble advantages will be gained; the trees 

 will grow more regular, and the middle 

 will be kept hollow, so as to admit the 

 influence of (he sun and air; but this, in 

 a large plantation, would be almost im- 

 possible, nor indeed is it nccessar}', 

 though in private gardens, where regu- 

 larity and neatness are almost essential, 

 it ought to be practised. 



In the tliiid jear a shoot will spring 

 from each biul j these must be suffered 

 to grow till the following autumn, or 

 fourth year, when they are to be cut off 

 nearly close to (he original sleni, and the 

 leading s'loot of the last year shortened 

 Iwo-thinls. 



In the fifili year several small shoots 

 will arise from the base of the side 

 branches which were cut off the pre- 

 ceding year ; these are produced from 

 small buds, and would not have been 

 emitted, bad not the brancii on which 

 they arc situated been shortened, the 

 whole nourishment being carried to the 

 upper part of the branch. It is from 

 these shoots that fruit is to be expected. 

 These productive shoots will in a few 

 years become very numerous ; and many 

 of them must be taken off, particularly 

 the strongest, in order to encourage the 

 production of the smiller ones ; for tho.>>e 



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of t!ie former year become so exhausted, 

 that they generally decay; but whether 

 decayed or not, they are always cut out 

 by the prnner, and a fresh sup|)ly must 

 therefore be provided, to produce fruit 

 in the succeeding year. 



The leading shoot is every year to be 

 shortened two thirds, or more, should 

 the tree be weak; and the whole height 

 of the brandies must not be suffered to 

 exceed six feet. Every shoot that is 

 leit to produce fruit should also be tip- 

 ped, whicii prevents the tree being 

 exhausted in making wood at the end of 

 the branch. 



The filbert is a monoecious plant, and 

 consequently jiroduccs (he male and 

 female blossoms separately on the same 

 tree. The slender scarlet filaments 

 which are seen issuing from the end of 

 the buds early in the spring, are the 

 female or (iroductive blossoms; the 

 barren or male blossoms are formed on 

 long cylindrical (atkins, wliich fail off 

 as soon as they have j)crfoimcd their 

 otF.ce. In pruning, care nuist be (aken 

 to leave a due supply of these to fructify 

 the female blossoms, or our pr(;vious 

 trouble will be entirely usel(ss; this 

 may be done without difficulty, for they 

 are perfectly visible at tlio time of 

 pruning. 



In order to strengthen the tree as 

 much as jjossihlc, care should be taken 

 to eradicate (he suckers from the root, 

 which is effected by exposing tlic roots, 

 (o a moderate distance from the stem, to 

 the frosts of winter. The excavation in 

 the spring is filled with manure. 



On a New Method of training Gooseberry 

 Bushes. By Mk. Stephen Jevees, 

 F.H.s. Gardener to the Lord Dacre. 

 The object of the ojierations which I 

 am about to detail, is, to lead the 

 branches, at first, in an upright direc- 

 tion, and ultimately to train them on a 

 trellis, in the tnanncr of a berceau, or 

 arbour walk. For this purpose, two 

 rows of young gooseberry-hushes should 

 be planted, three feet apart from each 

 other in the row ; the interval between 

 (he rows must be five feet and a hall, 

 and the strongest growing kinds should 

 be used, because (heir branches will 

 more readily altain the length required. 



The branches, when finally arranged, 

 should i)e about nine inches apart ; (he 

 plan(s being at the distance of three 

 feet, each one ought consequently to 

 have four branches; but it is advisable, 

 at first, to (rain one or two more fron> 

 eacii root, in order to su]i]ily vacancies 

 caused 



