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inner figure, the growth of which is favored by destroy- 

 ing the useless spray above the blossoms, and pinching 

 off the points of those which are necessary to perfect the 

 fruit. A replacing shoot is thus obtained, to which the 

 whole is invariably shortened at the end of the year. 

 The branch thus treated is called the hranche de reserve. 

 The form a la Sieule is another modification of the 

 Montrueil training, for an account of which we must 

 again refer to the Horticultural Tour, This figure 



will give an idea of the general arrangement of the tree. 

 The two mother branches are laid in very obliquely, 

 and are never shortened. On the subordinate branches 

 three buds only are left at the winter pruning, one ter- 

 minal, and two at a considerable distance from each 

 other on the sides of the shoot. This method, probably, 

 is not well adapted to our climate. 



Mr. Seymour''^ form, as described in vols. i. and ii. 

 of the G-ardeners Magazine, approaches more nearly 

 to the French methods than any pther practiced in this 

 country. It will be seen, however, from the annexed 

 figure, that he does not suppress the direct channel of 

 the sap. This circumstance, although , considerable 

 stress seems to be laid upon it, is not -essential to the 

 plan, nor is, perhaps, the best part of it. The princi- 

 pal novelty is, that the bearing shoots are all on the 

 upper sides of the mother branches, and that those 



