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THE PEAR. 



ones have made young shoots of a sufficient length to give uniform 

 ily to the tree. This requires much attention and trouble; it is 

 better to be careful not to plant any tree for a pyramid that is not 

 well furnished with buds and branches to its base. A tree of this 

 description may soon be made to assume the shape of the foregoing 

 figure, which is a perfect pyramidal pear tree, such as it ought to be 

 in July, before its leading side shoots and perpendicular leaders are 

 shortened, which is best done towards the end of August : this short- 

 ening must be made at the marks , and all the side shoots short- 

 ened in the 'same manner ; and also the leading shoot. Hooked 

 pruning scissors will be found the best implement to prune with. 

 The spurs are the bases of the sho<^t«; that have been pmched 

 *.n June. 



Planting and after 

 management.— Ks before 

 mentioned, the autum- 

 nal and early winter 

 months are to be prefer- 

 red for planting ; care 

 should be taken in select- 

 ing trees that are fur- 

 nished with buds and 

 branches from bottom 

 to top; but if a young 

 gardener intends to 

 plant, and wishes to 

 train up his trees so 

 that they will become 

 quite perfect in shape, he 

 should select plants one 

 year old from the bud or 

 graft; these 'will, of 

 course, have good buds 

 down to the junction of 

 the graft with the stock. 

 The first spring, a tree 

 of this description should 

 be headed down so as to 

 leave the shoot about 18 

 inches long ; if the soil is 

 rich, from five to six and 

 seven shoots will be pro- 

 duced ; one of these 

 must be made the leader, 

 and if not inclined to be 

 quite perpendicular, this must be fastent d to a stake. As soon in sum^ 



