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FRUIT TREES. 



Very soon after,, we see new shoots springing from 

 the foot of the leaves A A (fig. 155). These must be 

 pinched as soon as they are two inches long, above 

 their first leaf. 



The irregular shoots will still spring from the base 

 of the latter, as shown at A (fig. 156) ; but the season 



Fig. 155. Second Pinching of Irregular Shoot. 



is too far advanced, and the sap acts with less force, so 

 that the development is feeble, often attaining to a 

 length of little more than an inch or two. Those at 

 the top are the only ones that lengthen much. All of 

 them are pinched above their first leaf, when they are 

 about two inches long. If new shoots appear after 



