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be admitted to be a somewhat difficult one to 

 maintain in perfect order through a long series 

 of years. It is far less satisfactory in its re- 

 sults than others that are much more simple. 



Fig. 84. 



Some depend for renewal upon the buds at 

 the base of the canes on the spurs, instead 

 of providing a small spur ; but the spur then 

 soon becomes inconveniently long, and the 



