GOOSEBERRIES. 



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blossomed, and produced fruit. This is no 

 imaginary branch, but a u lesson from life". It 

 will be seen that young shoots are pushing from the 

 upper side of the branch, and if all these were 



Fig. 17. BEARING BRANCH AND SUMMER PRUNING OF 

 GOOSEBERRY. 



permitted to extend, they would overcrowd the 

 branches above, and exclude light and air from 

 them. This evil can be averted by nipping the 

 ends off several of the young shoots in June, as in 

 example xx, this method of "summer pruning" is 



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