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being very slightly shortened in the winter* 

 Their laterals should be pinched in to two -buds, 

 and, with care, the tree will become reorganised 

 in two seasons, without injuring the crop ; because 

 that shoot which is to bear the fruit can be left to 

 bear it, being only pinched off at two leaves 

 beyond the fruit, and cut back behind the fruit 

 immediately after it is gathered. The other non- 

 bearing shoots may be closely pinched in and cut 

 back, as required. There is not very much diffi- 

 culty in doing this. After a severe blight this 

 July, I cut off the miserable ends, and refreshed 

 the trees, and brought them well into shape. 



As to the treatment of peaches and nectarines 

 in pots, it is easy enough. Treat the spurs and 

 shoots like the Diagonal, only rather more closely 

 pinched in, as there is less room. On the bush tree 

 (like a currant bush), all the branches, say eight or 

 nine, are full of these spurs, and the treatment of 

 them is easy. At the lowest parts the short 

 natural fruit-shoots generally obviate any trouble 

 in this way, which is convenient, because there 

 the branches are, necessarily, near to each other. 

 Of course the upper spurs of bush trees require 

 closer pinching-in than the spurs on the lower 

 sides, and two shoots on each spur are required. 



