44 CORDON TRAINING. 



glass, except a few hardy varieties — the names of which are 

 given in the list of trees at the end, — which are useful for 

 preserves, but not very enticing in flavor. 



The shoots on the leaders should be pinched to four inches 

 as soon as they are six inches in length, and the successive 

 growths on them pinched to one inch more, as soon as they 

 become two inches long. In winter pruning cut back in order 

 to develop the buds at the base of each shoot, and as these 

 are numerous, and more easily developed than in the case of 

 the peach, there is no difficulty whatever in replacing a shoot 

 as soon as worn out, or unsightly from pruning. The appear- 



3. FORMATION OF FRUIT-SPURS ON THE APRICOT. FIRST WINTER S PRUNING. 



ance of an apricot shoot at the first winter pruning is like 

 that at FIG. 3. In this figure the shoot is shortened in by one- 

 third ; the fruit-buds are seen about half-way up the sides, 

 and the latent buds appear at the bases. 



The second growths in fig. 4, which will eventually grow 

 out from these buds, having the appearance as seen in this 

 last figure, must be left to bear if on the middle of the spur, 

 but the one or two near the base will be full of leaf buds, 

 and must be shortened to two buds to form a succession of 

 shoots. About one-third of the whole shoot is removed at 

 this winter pruning ; and the whole length is easily kept with- 



