30 CORDON TRAINING. 



reason why a little gilding slionld not be shown on the cor- 

 nices, tfec, especially as the house should be devoted to chry- 

 santhemums in the autumn. 



To return to the plantation of the row of young trees on 

 the Diagonal plan. A little watering as needed is the com- 

 pletion of the first year's work. 



In the spring of the ensuing season, the two eyes or buds 

 to which the laterals have been cut will generally each pro- 

 duce a shoot. If we call these two shoots, on which the fu- 

 ture work will be done, the " right and the left shoot," and 

 the original first growth a "spur," it may tend to simplify the 

 matter. These two shoots are, then, the " second growth " 

 on these " spurs." As soon, therefore, as these second growths 

 have made six leaves — any small leaves at the bases which 

 have no buds in their axils, do not count — pinch down to two 

 leaves on the upper side of the tree, and to three leaves on 

 the lower side. The reason for this difference is found in the 

 more vertical position of the upper shoots, and therefore in 

 their greater tendency to elongate. As to the lower-side 

 shoots, they, from their position, will be only too inclined to 

 become covered with fruit-buds, and in their case we must 

 look for obtaining some leaf-buds also. 



To repeat: these second growths (i. e. the right and left 

 shoots) having reached 6 leaves or 4 inches, must be pinched 

 back — if on the upper side of the Diagonal leaders, to two 

 leaves, and if on the lower side thereof, to three leaves. In 

 a short time each of these leaves left will put forth another 

 stage of young shoots, springing from the axils of the leaves. 

 This is the "third growth." As soon as this " third growth" 

 on either side has reached three leaves, pinch back all to two 

 leaves. A " fourth growth " must be closely pinclied in to 

 one leaf, and if anything more grows, pinch it closely in also. 

 These third and fourth growths would be bearers of buds, 

 able, in ordinary seasons, to bear the next year, as well as the 

 buds on the second growth; but in practice, the object being 

 to keep the spurs and the growths on them luithin six inches^ 

 these late growths must be held in tlie light of "feeders " to 



