180 TREATMENT OF THE 



ficiency without reserving any of those situ- 

 ated at the bottom of a shoot shortened during 

 last summer, let such be cut clean out; this 

 must be attended to upon all the spurs which 

 are produced on those shoots trained in, when 

 at a similar age, the only exception is as de- 

 scribed on treating of the fifth year. I shall 

 only describe in every year's treatment of 

 those spurs upon the shoots trained in, that 

 which is to be practised upon those which 

 are produced on that part of the shoot which 

 pushes the first year, the other spurs upon 

 them must have the same treatment when 

 at a similar age and condition. When the 

 shoots trained in, as Fig. 7. A, B, have ex- 

 tended so far as to interfere with the next 

 shoots trained in on the same side of the 

 branch, they must be cut off close to them, at 

 which length they must afterwards be kept, 

 as at c. Those spurs on that part of the main 

 branch which did not require to be trained in, 

 as Fig. 5. D, D, must have every other of the 

 spurs cut down to two fruit buds, and the 

 remainder to three fruit buds each. 



Summer Pruning. This must be attended 

 to in every respect as before directed. 



NinthYear. Winter Pruning. Those spurs 

 upon the shoots trained in, must retain all 

 their natural fruit buds : all shoots which are 

 upon them and were shortened during sum- 

 mer, must be cut clean away, providing there 

 be four natural fruit buds upon each spur; 



