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CORDON TRAINING. 



The pinching of the various growths on the tvro shoots goes 

 on thus this year. That on the longer shoot must be pinched 

 in more closely than that on the shorter one, because it would 

 extend too far otherwise. It may reacli to seven inches with- 

 out any confusion, and if a foreright, and in the orchard- 

 house, it will even be better so. Thus the new wood on the 

 long shoot may well be pinclied off to one leaf as soon as 

 three leaves are formed, and tlie next time also to one leaf, as 

 soon as two loaves are formed ; and so on. 



But the shoot or slioots shortened to two buds will require 

 to be allowed to grow by a leaf more at a time. Thus, as 



1. FRUIT-SPUR ON THE PEACH, SHOWING THE SUCCESSIVE GROWTHS, 

 AND ALTERNATE PRUNING. 



soon as four leaves are formed, pinch back to two leaves, and 

 afterwards to one leaf. All this will be readily understood 

 after a season's practice. Of course those natural shoots 

 which make their terminal buds — and are called by the French 

 "rameaux a fruit bouquets," because they appear like a small 

 nosegay, — should not be touclied wherever they appear. 

 They will soon be known, and generally spring from the 

 bases of the spurs. See fig. 1, of fruit-spurs on the peach, 

 where it is seen springing from the base of the spur, and is 

 marked E. The present winter's pruning of these two shoots 



