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to be turned up towards the top of the wall, and begin to look 

 shapely. Fig. 41 is an exact representation of what it ought to be 

 at that stage — A, and the cross marks, indicating where the cuttings 

 are to be made. Above all things is it necessary to keep the growth 

 and flow of sap equal, not only for the sake of symmetry, but also 

 to insure perfect health and fertility; for if one part be allowed to 

 grow grossly at the expense of another, an awkward state of things 

 will soon take place. Sometimes, when the vegetation is very 

 vigorous, time is gained in the making of this form by pinching the 



Fig. 41. 



central growth at eight inches or so above the highest pair of oppo- 

 site branches. It then breaks again, and care is taken to secure 

 two side shoots and one erect one. Thus, with care, and in good 

 soil, two stages of branches may be secured in the same year, but 

 this must not be attempted till the proper formation of the two 

 lower branches is secured. The dotted lines in Fig. 41 will show 

 the positions that have been successively occupied by the branch E, 

 when in course of formation, and that it is by no means necessary to 

 train a young branch from the beginning in the exact position it is 

 required to take. In fact, this form is only to be well and easily per- 



