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also be pruned back to the lowest bud or 

 spur, as a, b. 



Fig. 7. 



The spurs upon the branch, as Fig. 5. D, D, 

 which were cut down at the ninth year, must 

 retain all their fruitful buds : and those which 

 were not cut down, but last year had four 

 fruit buds upon each, must now be cut down 

 to two, and at the next winter pruning must 

 be cut down to the lowest bud, or entirely 

 away, as practised upon the others. 



This regular system must be pursued with 

 all spurs similarly situated in every other 

 part of the tree, when they are at that age 

 and condition to require it agreeably to the 

 instructions already given. When the shoots 

 and spurs, produced by cutting them down 

 in the manner described, have borne fruit 

 for the length of time they were allowed 

 to do before being cut down the first time, 

 they will then require it again. My reasons 

 for treating the Plum tree in the manner 

 laid down is, that when nothing but spurs 



