18 MANAGEMENT OF 



in some instances, are to be recommended ; for 

 where the tree has thrown out three shoots from 

 the alternate buds (but not twin buds from the 

 same joint,) the three shoots will be quite suffi- 

 cient to form the bottom of the tree, and those 

 shoots will often throw out quite wood enough 

 for the tree to support, which will be hereafter 

 explained under the general head of pruning. 



But I shall now confine myself to the general 

 management while they remain in the nursery. 

 Dwarf trees, as well as standards, being now in 

 general request, it is necessary, when the pruning 

 season commences, to reserve those for dwarfs 

 which are not likely to make standards ; there- 

 fore, after having drawn or taken away as many 

 maiden trees as you may require, all those you 

 intend for standards you must take off all shoots 

 but one, leaving the strongest and most up- 

 right. 



Those intended for dwarfs should be those 

 where the shoots are not upright or strong : in 

 this case you ought to cut all off but two shoots, 

 and cut those shoots down to about three buds ; 

 or where one shot is much weaker than the 



