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this little lateral, though born, say in August, 

 will probably be quite ripe at any rate it will 

 be in the Orchard-house. 



In Fig. 2 we have the same spur A, and on 

 it the same second growth B and C, only B has 

 developed into two long shoots, and these have 

 been successively treated as recommended. In 

 the winter the new development D is cut back 

 to two new buds, generally triple, and its fellow 

 left long for fruit, of which there must be a great 

 chance somewhere or other. You can hardly 

 fail now. The left shoot C has borne a peach 

 or nectarine, where the triangle near C indicates 

 its place. After bearing it is cut back, so as to 

 secure new wood. 



In succeeding years, by the time the wall is 

 covered, say in four years, all the leaders should 

 have their spurs crowded with these long and 

 short shoots, two, three, and four to each ; and as 

 I said before, remembering to have a leaf-bud at 

 every extremity, and to keep half short for wood, 

 and half long for fruit, how can any one fail to 

 have fruitful trees ? This is all the care required 

 for the spurs and growths on them, remember- 

 ing that if the long shoots in summer, from their 

 very length, grow to seven or eight inches long, 

 they have always the corresponding short shoots on 

 the opposite leaders ; and as these may not extend 

 beyond some five inches, one will fit into the 

 other. At any rate it is of no matter, for after 



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