THE TEAR. 75 



to complete or partial fracture (figs. 58, 59, 60, 61, 

 and 62) ; two or three of their buds have pushed 



Tig. 63. Small Branch trans- Fig. 64. Small Two Years' 



formed into a Fruit-Spur. Shoot. 



forward into small shoots, and produced other small 

 branches extremely minute (figs. 65, 66, and 67). 



. to. Shoot completely Fig. 66. Shoot partially 



Fractured. Fractured. 



If, during the summer, the bud situated towards the 

 end of the branch has grown into a slightly vigorous 

 shoot, it must be pinched down to four inches (A, fig. 

 67). There is no further operation to be applied to 

 these various productions during the second winter. 



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