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the young summer shoots, and not from the old wood of the 

 preceding year. Sometimes, according to the condition or 

 \;igor of the tree, no such laterals are produced, unless the 

 growing shoot is stopped, or cut in, which induces the freshly 

 formed buds to break into shoots, instead of remaining as 

 buds till another year. These the French term bourgeons 

 anticipes laterals, to distinguish them from the regular shoots, 

 that is, those which grew from the buds of the preceding 

 year. 



According to the new system it appears, that of the shoots 

 which push from mature buds those situated on the front and 



sides of the branches only are 

 retained ; those behind are dis- 

 budded as soon as they are 2| 

 inches long. At the same time 

 the others are pinched so as to 

 preserve only the two lower 

 well-developed leaves, as at a a, 

 (fig. 10.) The weak leaves, b 

 B B, are not taken into account. 

 This pinching has the effect of 

 causing the young buds, situ- 

 ated in the axils of the two 

 leaves, to burst into shoots a a, (fig. 11), and when these 

 shoots are 2 inches long, they also are cut off above the first 



leaf from their origin. 

 The secondary laterals 

 which push from the first 

 ones are likewise pinched 

 to one leaf from their 

 bases, as at A A, (fig. 12.) 

 Those shoots which push 

 afresh from vigorous 

 parts are • entirely re- 



10. FIRST PINCHING OF THE BUDS 

 OF THE PEACH. 



SECOND PINCHING OF THE BUDS OF 

 THE PEACH. 



moved. 



These operations cause 

 the production of buds which at the winter pruning have the 



