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Fifth year (fig. 118). — The tree is now composed of 

 two main branches, Loth of which have three secondary 

 brandies on their exterior lower sides, and fruit branches 

 on all their length on the interior and npper side ; and all 

 that is wanted to complete it, is to transform three of the 

 beaiing shoots on the upper sides into three secondary 

 branches, coi'responding and alternating witli the three 

 lower ones. To do this, we select the fruit branch on 

 each, nearest the fork or base of the main branches. The 

 growtli of this is favored by training it in an upright posi- 

 tion, and by pinching any vigorous shoots near it. The 

 tree is managed thus, as in preceding years, in regard to 

 laying in the shoots according to their vigor, and pinching 

 to maintain regularity, &c. 



Tlie sixtJi year (fig. 119). — ^The pruning is conducted 

 on the same principles precisely, and another interior 

 secondary branch is produced in the same way as last 

 year. 



The seventh year (fig. 120). — Another is produced on 



Fig. 119. 

 Sixth year. 



Seventh y( 



each, and then the tree 

 with its two main 

 branches, and twelve 

 secondary branches, all 

 trained in the form of 

 a parallelogram is com- 

 plete (fig. 121). 

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Fig. 121. 

 Eighth year. 



