Plucking. ƏT 
style, pluck the shoots hard and only leave one 
eye. This system is radically bad as the garden 
very soon gets nothing but wire, and although the 
surface of the plants may be large the total yield 
is miserable, 
The best system is to keep most of the coolies 
on at the open leaf, and have a few of the old 
coolies going round as sharp as possible and pluck- 
ing the shoots when long and where 2 leaves can 
be left. Two leaves and bud ought to be picked, 
but sides of bushes on no account touched until 
they get to level of rest of the bush, 
In the 2nd Flush again have the best people 
going round taking off longer shoots and leaving 
an extra two leaves. A larger gang will be re- 
quired as the leat will run better, if the bushes 
have been well cleaned out, 
In the 3rd Flush leave one leaf again making 
5 in all (if the growth is stunted) if it has run up 
well 4 leaves will be sufficient. Let the leaf run 
well on all parts of the garden where the two 
first flushes were bad and where more growth is 
required, After this pluck as hard as possible 
