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the cane a selected and grown. This cane was 

 cut to its lowest bud, with the intention of 

 using a base bud for a second cane; but the 

 case was neglected for some time, and several 

 small canes grew from the remains of the old 

 spur, and spoiled the intention ; these little 

 canes, however, were at once removed, as shown 

 by A, and the cane from the renewed spur 

 made a very good growth. If it had not been 

 for this neglect, the little stump seen just be- 

 low a would have made a good cane, and, 

 being well placed, it would have been taken 

 for this purpose. 



We have now given the student a sufficient 

 number of examples to make him familiar with 

 the principle, and its application to a variety of 

 cases. In renewing spurs, the chief thing to be 

 looked after, in the first instance, is the appear- 

 ance of the wood at the base of the spur. The 

 condition of the little protuberances or dor- 

 mant buds will be a good index of success. 

 It is very seldom the case in old spurs, how- 

 ever, that there are not dormant buds present. 

 In the second place, the young shoot must be 

 selected early, and all the others rubbed off, so 

 as to concentrate the action of the plant on 



