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of the old wood ; here the branches are conducted in straight lines 

 and regularly spurred in every year, fruit and wood-buds being 

 left at the base, according to the judgment of the cultivator. The 

 wood of the current year is laid in against the wall with nails and 

 shreds, just in our own way, only thicker, as of course must be the 

 case when a close array of spurs along each shoot has to be 

 obtained. This system is perfectly suited for our wants, provided 

 we take care to protect the young shoots and flowers in spring, as 

 common-sense directs. In any case, the perfect control exercised 

 over the tree, the equable furnishing of fruit-buds in every part. 



Summer management of tfie Peach. 7"he shoots 

 above tke fruit are retained and stopped, 

 A, A remwed, and the two lower shoots 

 furnish the fruiting wood for the following 

 year. 



Shoot of Peach without Fruit : the branches A, 

 which would have been retained had the shoot 

 borne a crop^ become useless, and the shoot B 

 is cut at C to favour the development of D, D, 

 which will be the fruiting branches of the 

 followi?ig year. 



and the beautiful symmetry of a tree thus managed, have an 

 interest for all students of fruit culture. 



In passing along by the walls, grafting by approach may be 

 seen in operation here and there, with the object of covering 

 naked spots, strengthening shoots, and even adding a young 

 shoot to the base of an old spur that has become too long. An 

 interesting example of its utility was shown by the outer branch 

 of a tree. It is considered very desirable that the lower and 

 outer branch of a Palmette Verrier should be the strongest and 

 highest of all, so as to secure a flow of sap to the lower parts of 

 the trees, instead of allowing it to flow rapidly towards the higher 



