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which is quicker than the other mode, and neater, but 

 rather more expensive. 



During the ensuing summer the fruit-branches re- 

 ceive the series of operations we shall now describe. 

 When the shoots have attained a length of two or 

 three inches, they must be deprived of all their fruit- 

 buds, except the two nearest the base, and each of 

 those which accompany a fruit (fig. 142). The two 

 buds A are suppressed to avoid confusion at the sum- 

 mer nailing up, and to preserve more vigour for the 

 replacing shoots. 



It may occur that some of the flower-buds reserved 

 on certain branches at the winter pruning turn out 



Fig. 143. Green Pruning, First Year. 



unproductive. These branches must be submitted to 

 green pruning : thus, the branch B (fig. 143) being 

 entirely fruitless, the shoots A, which would otherwise 

 be reserved to nourish these fruits, are now useless. 



