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lett are inclined to the pyramidal form; their growth 
of wood is uniform and regular, and they will there- 
fore attain the proper shape, with but little trouble, 
unless the young trees were so closely crowded to- 
gether in the nursery, as to interfere with their nat- 
ural habits of growth. In such instances more 
care will be required in planting, and in the first 
and second pruning, so that the new shoots may be 
evenly distributed over the body of the tree. 
There are other kinds, such as the Winter Nelis, 
Lawrence and Beurré d’Amalis, more difficult to 
manage, owing to their propensity to irregular 
growth. The young shoots on these varieties, are 
pushed forth in every direction, and to make well- 
shapen trees of them, they will require strict atten- 
tion for three or four years from the time of planting. 
For the first named sorts, the cut in trimming 
should be made slanting on the upper side of the 
shoot, near a wood bud; or in other words, the 
operator should stand facing the tree, cutting from 
the upper side, drawing the knife at an angle tow- 
ards him. The bud in this case must be on the 
under side of the shoot, so positioned that the 
growth from the bud will keep the tree in balance. 
In cutting off branches, the knife should always be 
very sharp, so that a clean cut may be made, which 
will heal more quickly than if the end of the twig 
