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wash it off well the next morning.* In using 

 either Gishurstor soft soap, always take care that 

 it is well dissolved in the water, or it is sure to do 

 harm to leaves and young shoots, Gishurst being 

 a soap, it will not dissolve in hard water. I believe 

 a want of attention to this has caused injury, 

 where the quantity used has not been in excess. 

 When the fruit commences to ripen, all syringing 

 must be discontinued an additional reason for 

 keeping the plants perfectly clean up to this period. 

 The plants being in a growing state, it will be 

 necessary to determine the shape they are to 

 assume. I prefer a conical form, some admire a 

 bush, and others a close-growing tree like a spike 

 of Hollyhock flowers. Whatever may be the 

 form determined upon, it is easily given by stop- 

 ping all those branches which are growing too 

 fast, and leaving those only which are growing in 

 the desired direction. A branch may be stopped 

 when it has made but three or four leaves ; it will 

 then, in all probability, recommence growing. If 

 so, after three or four leaves are formed stop it 

 again. This should not be repeated a third time, if 



* Never use Gishurst Compound to growing plants of greater 

 strength than this i.e., 2 ozs. to the gallon of water. 



