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arrives at a few inches from the coping of 

 the wall, when it will be no longer necessary. 

 The side branches must be allowed to grow 

 without being shortened back at any time, 

 until they have extended as far as can be 

 admitted; when they will require to be pru- 

 ned in every winter, by shortening the lead- 

 ing shoot back to two or three buds from 

 (where it pushed the spring before. When 

 this method has been adopted as long a 

 time as it possibly can be done, the end of 

 the branch must be cut back half a yard 

 or two foot, to a well situated shoot for a 

 supply. Any shoots arising at the forepart 

 of the upright or main stem, must be taken 

 away. If they be very young when disco- 

 vered, rub them off; but if through neglect 

 they have remained so long as to become 

 /woody, let them be cut off close to the 

 ( bole of the tree: for if they were broken off* 

 )at such an advanced growth, the bark of the 

 stem which produced them, would be torn. 

 Should a lead be accidentally broken, prune 

 back to a suitable eye or shoot, in order to 

 procure a supply. 



The buds upon the wood made last year, 

 will this summer generally make short ro- 

 bust ones, which are the fruitful buds; such 

 must be encouraged, in order to have them 

 properly matured. If, on the contrary, as 

 is sometimes the case, shoots arise Jnstejad of 

 fruitful buds, they must be allowed to grow 



