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The principle of pruning given for double horizontal 

 cordons must be followed in the cultivation of single 

 obKque cordons. They will the first year after planting 

 be found covered with bloom-spurs. Single oblique 



Fig. 27. — A photograph of Doyenng du Cornice. 



cordons in rich and fertile soils will probably require 

 root-pruning as well as spur-pruning, and, if necessary, 

 this should be done every second year. The tree 

 should not be taken up, but the spade pushed down at 

 a sufficient distance from the stem to avoid injury to 



