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buds, but the practice must not be too freely indulged in and cultural judgment should 

 be exercised in the matter. 



Winter Pruning. Where the growths have been properly manipulated in summer, 



u 



Pig. 48. SHOOTS AND SPURS OP THE PLTTM WINTER FRUNINO. 



References : S, natural one year's spur. T, stubby shoot, or long natural spur. U, short shoot : d, point of 

 shortening. V, one-year shoot : e, blossom buds ; /, point of shortening to originate growths. IF, one and two- 

 year wood : g, blossom buds on spurs ; h, point of shortening a spur ; ', extension shout, left entire or shortened to 

 originate growths;.;', subsidiary shoot, left entire or cutout. X, three-year wood: k, point of shortening a long 

 spur. Y, elongated spur : I, point of shortening. Z, result of shortening an elongated spur : m, point of shortening 

 a pinched growth. 



the autumn or wintc r pruning will be confined to finishing anything then overlooked, 

 and to do this in the right way it is necessary to have a certain knowledge of the 



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