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towards the summit of the wall, as seen. As 

 soon as the first leader A has reached the top, 

 pinch off the end: this will strengthen the 

 second leader. The second leader will be 

 shortened a little at the winter pruning, as the 

 case may be, always remembering to cut to a 

 front bud. The pinching of the various growths 

 on the two shoots goes on thus this year. That 

 on the longer shoot must be pinched in more 

 closely than that on the shorter one, because it 

 would extend too far otherwise. It may reach 

 to seven inches without any confusion, and if 

 a foreright, and in the Orchard-house, it will even 

 be better so. Thus the new wood on the long 

 shoot may well be pinched off to one leaf as 

 soon as three leaves are formed, and the next 

 time also to one leaf, as soon as two leaves are 

 formed ; and so on. 



But the shoot or shoots shortened to two buds 

 will require to be allowed to grow by a leaf 

 more at a time. Thus, as soon as four leaves are 

 formed, pinch back to two leaves, and afterwards 

 to one leaf. All this will be readily understood 

 after a season's practice. Of course those natural 

 shoots which make their terminal buds and are 

 called by the French " rameaux a fruit bouquets," 

 because they appear like a small nosegay, should 

 not be touched wherever they appear They 

 will soon be known, and generally spring from 

 the bases of the spurs. See Fig. 1, of fruit- 



