PEA 



445 



PEA 



" In the next summer, the three top 

 buds are to be trained one on each 

 8ide, perfectly horizontal, and the mid- 

 dle one upright; should the centre this 

 season grow vigorously, and advance 

 two feet before the end of June, top it 

 at that height with the thumb and finger. 

 Three shoots may probably start from 

 the three upper eyes; if so, nail them 

 in an easy position, and bring them to 

 their proper places in the winter prun- 

 ing; but most probably only two will 

 break. In this case, as soon as they are 

 si.\ inches long, train them both on the 

 opposite side from which you wish a 

 third shoot, and rather lower than the 

 liorizontal line ; this will cause the next 

 bud below the two shoots already ob- 

 tained to start. As soon as this advances 

 a few inches, restore the shoots from 

 the top bud to an erect position, and 

 the otlier about half the way between 

 the horizontal and perpendicular line; 

 observing, if one of the side shoots gets 



the advantage of the other, to depress 

 the strong or elevate the weak as oc- 

 casion may require; by which means 

 both will be kept of an equal length. 



Fig. 124. 



" If by the autumn the centre shoot 

 has not advanced two feet, or if it does 

 not appear to have ripened, cut the 

 three summer shoots off within half an 

 inch of the place from whence they 

 sprang; there will then be an upright 

 centre two feet above the second pair 

 of horizontal branches, which will not 

 fail to push vigorously the next spring, 

 and although in this case only one pair 

 of branches will be produced this sea- 



