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following spring. To facilitate this operation, prune 

 the top of these branches very close. We take ad- 

 vantage of these new shoots to obtain a better formed 

 branch. 



The advantages resulting from this method of treat- 

 ing peach trees are as follow : 



1. We dispense with the summer fastening up of 

 the shoots, and of the fruit-branches in winter ; this 

 allows of an ordinary trellis being used, such as for 

 other fruit trees, of much less expense. Thus, for 

 palmettes or other large forms we can use the trellis, 

 fig. 94 (p. 106) ; for trees in an oblique cordon that 

 described at page 116. 



2. The winter and summer pruning is much simplified, 

 and brought within the capacity of every gardener. 



Fig. 162. Irregular Branch with Shoot, pinched at proper time. 



3. The fruit-branches may, by this method, be re- 

 tained in front of the wood-branches, the front being 



