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must now be shortened clown to such bud as 

 b, also, all shoots that have only growing 

 buds must be pruned down to one bud c. It 

 will sometimes happen that a shoot may be 

 destitute of both fruitful and growing buds 

 in a matured state, but there will always be 

 small eyes which are the embryos of future 

 buds, such a shoot must be left about half 

 an inch long, as spur A, d ; there will gene- 

 rally be left upon it two eyes, and the upper- 

 most will always make a shoot, whilst the 

 lower one will be formed into a fruitful bud. 

 It occasionally happens that instead of a 

 shoot arising after the spur No. 1. was cut 

 down, a fruitful bud will be produced, as 

 spur B, e ; such must be left entire, and it 

 will be productive next season, and must 

 afterwards be treated agreeably to directions 

 laid down, commencing at Fig. 3. and pro- 

 ceeding in its future age and condition through 

 Figs. 4, 5, and 6. 



Fig. 5. 



Such of the spurs No. 1. as were not en- 

 tirely cut down, but to one fruitful bud as 



