Summer Thinning. Ill 



shoots, and even some of the stout and healthy ones where they approach each other 

 too nearly ; each shoot left should stand free and exposed on every side. It is sur- 

 prising to see how stout and firm the shoots become, and how the leaves increase in 

 size after summer thinning. 



The Summer kinds submitted to this treatment usually continue their growth by 

 the elongation of the main shoots, the buds in the axils of the leaves remaining 

 dormant ; but with the Autumnals the buds push forth the entire length of the shoots, 

 and the second flowering is complete. The trees are improved in both cases, and the 

 shoots of Autumnals grown at this period of the year if well ripened will produce an 

 abundance of perfect flowers in the subsequent season. 



