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TREATMENT OF THE 



from the top of the wall, as Fig. 2. a, a. The 

 second shoots opposite to where the leading 

 ones were cut last winter pruning, as b, b, and 



Fig. 2. 



the lowest shoots at four feet, as c, c. All the 

 lateral shoots that have borne fruit, must be 

 cut entirely away. During the ensuing 

 summer another shoot must be trained up 

 from the bottom of each branch, at the op- 

 posite side to the one trained up last sum- 

 mer. The other shoots must be regulated 

 as already directed. 



Sixth Year. Winter Pruning. All the 



leading shoots, as Fig. 3. a, a, must now be 

 cut entirely away to the origin of the next 

 shoot in length, as b, b ; and the next shoot 

 in length, as c, must now be pruned off one 

 foot from the top of the wall. The other 

 shoots to be cut down according to previous 

 instruction. 



