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ed, one must be trained straight up the wall, 

 and the other two, one on each side the main 

 stem. 



The method now laid down for supplying 

 the tree with branches, must be attended to 

 both in winter and summer pruning, until it 

 reaches its destined height. 



Whatever shoots are produced on the 

 branches, they must be allowed to grow 

 until they are twelve or fourteen inches long, 

 and then be pruned back to two inches, this 

 may be repeated, if required. 



Third Year. Winter Pruning. All the 



shoots which were produced and shortened 

 during the last summer, must now be pruned 

 down to about half an inch in length, as 

 Fig. 2. If on any of the shoots there should 

 be a fruitful bud produced near to the bottom, 

 such must be pruned just above the lowest 

 bud as in Fig. 2. a, growing bud, b, fruitful 

 bud. 



Fig. 2. 



Some kinds of Pear trees come to a produc- 

 tive state earlier than others, but it is rarely 

 the case, that any will be fruitful before the 



