Chap. XXIII.] TRAINING. 407 



The greatest attention is paid to the proper and neat pinching 

 and pruning of the shoots, as shown by the following figures :— 



Proper mode of cutting shoot. Shoot cut too long- 



Shoot cuf too low. 



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Vouttg shoot of Pear pro- 

 perly pinched at about 

 four inches from the base. 



Shoot of Pear pitiched too Result of 07'er-pinching. 



short. 



Another result of over- Pinching of the second growth The stipulary sJioots forced into 

 pinching. of the Pear. growth by the removal of the prin- 



cipal shoot. A'. 



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