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pinching back the shoot ought not to be done 

 later than the end of June or beginning of 

 July. From the upper part of the shoot 

 thus shortened, three or four lateral ones 

 will generally push during the present sum- 

 mer, three of them must be kept, the upper- 

 most to be trained straight up the wall, and 

 one on each side. The branches must be 

 trained at twelve inches apart, for if nearer 

 than this, under my mode of treating the 

 Plum, a proper sufficiency of sun and air 

 would not be admitted to the spurs, &c. 



Second Year. Winter Pruning. - The tree 

 will now be as represented at Fig. 1. the 

 upright shoot (or main stem) will require to 

 be shortened down to thirteen inches from 

 the two uppermost branches, b, b, Fig. I. 

 which were produced after the upright shoot 

 was stopped at midsummer*. All the side 

 branches must remain at their entire length, 

 as Fig. 1. 



* The plan laid down for pruning the upright shoot at winter, and stopping 

 H. in summer, must be pursued until the tree arrives at its proper height. 



