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wood; ¢, side shoots shortened to three or four buds; d, one year old 
spurs cut clean away; e,a young shoot from the base of the plant 
intended to advance year by year and then take the place of the branch, 
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FIG. 28.—PRUNING PILLAR ROSES. 
this being then cut clean out at the base. Young growth: f, a shoot 
which has sprung from the collar of the plant, to be held in reserve for 
originating a vigorous shoot to take the place of a worn-out branch. 
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