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THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE. 



bush is desired, shorten each of the six shoots shown in the figure R to 6 inches (m) r 

 training two shoots from near the end of each the following, year, disposing thorn 

 round a hoop 3 feet in diameter, as shown in the figure 8. The treatment of this is. 



Fig. 7. OPEN BUSH, SHOWING PRUNING. 

 References : T, tree two years from the maiden : 

 a, maiden headed ; 6, second-year pruning ; c, 

 spurs ; d, shoot cut back to form spurs ; e, exten- 

 sion shoots and third year's shortening; /, shoots 

 shortened to originate growths ; g, latent bud 

 growths. 



Fig. 8. OPEN BUSH IN FRUIT. 



U shows the tree (T) in the following year third from 

 the maiden. 



precisely the same in other respects as before described. It is a highly ornamental and 

 productive form of tree, deserving of a place in well-kept gardens. 



Open Bush. T (Fig. 7) represents a tree two years from the maiden. As a maiden 

 tree it was headed at , originating the framework. In the autumn the growths made 



