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them as Fig. 6. a, a; if instead of a fruitful 

 bud, a shoot pushed and was shortened 

 during summer, as b, and fruitful hud was 

 formed at the lower part of it, the shoot 

 must then be cut off just above it at c; but 

 if there was not a fruitful bud formed, it 

 must be shortened so as to leave it half an 

 inch long as at d.| The spujf No. 2. must 

 have four fruit buds left upon eah as e, e, e, e. 

 The spurt No. 3. must now be cut down so 

 that only one fruitful or growing bud remains 

 asf. 



Fig. 6. 



B 



If a fruit bud has been produced from the 

 spur, cut entirely down as represented by 

 spur A, Fig. 5. it must be left entire as Fig. 6. 

 g, but if a shggt instead of a fruitful bud, it 

 must be cut off just above the lowest bud, 

 whether a fruitful or growing bud, as at h, 



At this time, the spura No. 1. upon that 

 part of the branch made the second year 

 ( after planting, v will require tojbe cut down to 



