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cut all the flowered shoots off close to the stem and shorten this to the 
first young shoot. 
H, a tree on the low pillar or stake system: ¢, point of cutting down a one 
shoot plant to originate strong growths, ‘l'hree or four usually result, 
but only two are retained, the others being cut back to a bud or two, as 
it is always advisable to have dormant buds at the collar of the plant ; 
u, point of shortening the two strong shoots, always to well matured, 
dormant wood buds; v, flowered branches; w, points of cutting them 
away either in the first or second winter after flowering; z, points of 
spurring if retarded a second year; y, young shoots encouraged from 
the base for flowering another season ; z, points of shortening. 
