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an eye or embryo of a future bud, and in 

 that case the shoot must be cut off just above 

 it, as at c. All the natural fruit buds, as 

 Fig. 2. d, d, will be productive the ensuing 

 summer, 



Fig. 2. 



Summer Pruning. All shoots which push 

 upon those spurs that bear fruit, must be 

 shortened down to three or four eyes, which 

 will generally be to leave them about one 

 inch and a half long; they must be thus cut 

 down, when they have pushed about eight 

 inches. If they require shortening again, it 

 must be done as before. It will frequently 

 happen that there will not be any shoots 

 produced upon some of those spurs which are 

 productive, but fruitful buds will be formed 

 instead of them, as Fig. 3. f, f. All shoots 

 which are produced in future upon any part 

 of the tree, may, during the summer be 

 shortened agreeably to instructions given. 



Fourth Year. Winter Pruning. Upon the 

 shoots which were produced on those spurs, 

 that bore fruit last year, and were shortened 

 once or more as directed, during summer, 



