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accidents, till they be farther advanced, as all these 

 will not need to be laid in. From the established 

 spurs of these trees, wood-buds will often shoot, 

 and whenever they are ascertained to be such, by 

 having sprung a few joints, they should be displa- 

 ced ; being cumbersome and unprofitable. 



Apples and pears, trained in the fan manner ', may 

 be treated very much as above ; always observing to 

 leave more shoots than may ultimately be necessary 

 to lay in, for fear of accidents ; that is, of trees in 

 training. Trees that have filled the spaces allotted 

 to them, and are in a full bearing state, may be dis- 

 budded of most wood-buds that appear, except in 

 places too thin, or the leading shoots of inferior 

 branches. Wood-buds on the old spurs are always 

 to be displaced, as only tending to enlarge them un- 

 necessarily. See Pruning, in January. 



Apple and pear trees trained horizontally, must be 

 treated in a different manner from the above. The 

 leading stem of trees, yet in training, is the object 

 of most particular care. The buds on the last year's 

 shoot, shortened as directed in January, must all 

 be retained for fear of accidents, except those placed 

 fore-right, till they have sprung a few inches, and it 

 be seen whether enough will spring, for laying in 

 right and left, of which to form the tree. General- 

 ly speaking, on the last year's shoot of the leading 

 stem, the upmost bud, the uppermost pair, the un- 

 dermost pair, and two intervening pairs of buds 

 should be retained, if the stem push so many ; other- 

 wise, one intervening pair. All wood-buds on the 

 horizontal branches of trees thus trained, except the 



