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top, are seen in the center. In the fall of the 

 next year, therefore, these two outside canes will 

 be cut away to the base of these renewal stubs ; 

 and the renewal canes, in the meantime, will have 





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Higk renewal, pruned, 



made a year's growth. These renewal stubs in 

 this picture are really spurs, as will be seen ; that 

 is, they contain two ages of wood. It is the pur- 

 pose, however, to remove these stubs or spurs 

 every two or three years at most, and to bring 

 new canes directly from the old wood or head. 



