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FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



mer, as soon as the new growth begins to deve- 

 lop. It consists of rubbing off with the finger and 

 thumb all* foreright shoots i.e., those that grow out of 

 the front of the branches ; also any weak growths not 

 required to form future spurs or new branches for extend- 



Fig. 63. PRUNING PLUM SHOOTS. Flg 64 A WORTHLESS PLUM 



Prune the previous Summer's growth SHOOT, 



to A (third bud) to form a fruiting spur. 



The second figure represents a shoot Shoots like above, which have buds 



furnished with fruit spurs and which on at the apex, should be cut clean 



needs no pruning. away. 



ing the size of the tree. This timely removal of super- 

 fluous growth concentrates the energies of the tree upon 

 the development of the right kind of shoots, and finer 

 specimens of fruit. 



