FRUITS. CHAP. 



procure other two branches from it. The only mischief 

 is, that your tree is thus thrown back a year. When you 

 nail up the two main, or mother, branches, extend them 

 so as to form a very wide letter V (say an angle of ninety 

 degrees), but being cautious never, on any account or 

 at any age, to bend or arch them, or assuredly the se- 

 condary branches run off with all the sap, and your tree 

 is deformed. 



240. Second Year. Do not attempt more than to pro- 

 cure a lower secondary branch and to lengthen the 

 mother-branch, (plate 6. Jig. 9. a.) Therefore prune 

 close to the old shoot, that is at two buds from it, and 

 of these two buds, the end one must be an upper one, 

 to prolong the mother-branch, and the under one will 

 throw out the lower secondary branch. Nail, and that is all. 



241. Third Year. This year you must procure an 

 upper secondary branch, fruit-branches (plate 6. Jig. 2. 

 c.) on the lower secondary branch, and again a lengthen- 

 ing of the mother-branch. For these purposes prune the 

 mother-branch at two buds again, but let both buds be 

 on the upper side of the branch, the end one to carry 

 on the mother-branch, and the other to form the upper 

 secondary branch, (plate 6. fig. 2. 6.) If two successive 

 buds should not be found thus placed, prune them at 

 three buds from the last year's wood, but, in this case, 

 rub off the intermediate bud which will be on the under 

 side. To obtain lateral branches from the lower secon- 

 dary branch, prune it in the same manner. 



242. Fourth Year. Lengthen the mother-branch, and 

 get a second lower secondary branch, (plate 6. fig. 2. d.) 



