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was accordingly done, as shown by the scar on 

 the top of the arm. Two or three little shoots 

 in due time made their appearance, but none 

 of them well placed ; the best, however, was 

 selected, and grew finely. The next season 

 a bud broke in a very good position, and the 

 new cane grown last season, after some hesita 

 tion, was cut off, as shown by the scar on the 

 side. The newly selected shoot made a fine 

 cane, as the reader may see. The progress of 

 such a case would naturally be watched with a 

 great deal of interest. 



In the last example, ffig. 122, the spur was 

 cut off nearly half an inch above the arm, and 



