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of fruit trees.) At the ensuing or third win- 

 ter pruning, those shoots which were trained 

 in from the lateral ones, as g, d, e, must be 

 regulated. If the tree be very vigorous, three 

 of the shoots, as Fig. 2. a, a, a, must be left 

 and the other, b, be cut clean away. But if 

 the tree be not very strong, two must only 

 be left, as c, c. The shortening of these 

 shoots must be according to their strength; 

 if very strong, cut away only about one 

 quarter of their length, but if of a moderate 

 growth, take away one third, and if weakly 

 one half. All other lateral or leading shoots 



Fig. 2. 



must be pruned as previously directed. The 

 instructions now laid down are proper for 

 the formation of the tree and of bringing it 

 to a bearing condition, I shall therefore now 

 lay down the treatment as proper for a bear- 

 ing tree; and the selecting and pruning all 

 shoots will be comprised in a summer and 





