212 TREATMENT OF THE 



shoots, as c, c, c, c, c, c, must be kept at their 

 entire length. The method already laid down 

 in order to obtain a proper supply of branches, 

 must be pursued, both as to stopping the lead 

 or otherwise, in summer, also in pruning it 

 back in winter until the tree reaches the de- 

 sired height. 



Summer Pruning. During this summer 



lateral shoots will push from those parts of 

 the branches produced last year. A regular 

 distribution of those that are best inclined 

 to the wall, must be trained in betwixt the 

 branches, as Fig. 2. a, a. If the tree shoots 

 vigorously, train them at three inches apart; 

 but if weak, at four inches, so that in the first 

 case four shoots may be trained in betwixt 

 the branches, and in the latter three. 

 Also when a tree grows vigorously, in addi- 

 tion to the shoots trained in, a shoot well 

 situated for a spur may be left every six 

 inches along the branches, as Fig. 2. b, b, 



Fig. 2. 



such shoots must be allowed to grow until 

 they are about ten inches long, when they 

 must be cut down to three buds; this will 



