TRAINING. 



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or weakness of the plant. If in any part of 

 the tree a branch be weakly, let such be 

 immediately elevated as much as possibly 

 can be done. 



Whatever method is adopted in training 

 the trees, care should be taken to keep the 

 two sides as nearly equal as possible; this 

 may easily be done whether they are trained 

 in the fan or horizontal method. When an 

 accident occurs so that a part of one side is 

 lost, such vacant part must be supplied as 

 soon as possible. In the fan training this 

 may readily be done, but cannot in the ho- 

 rizontal, but a new shoot or more (so that 

 the vacancy be fitted up) must be trained in, 

 from the main stem of the tree if there is an 

 opportunity, if not, a lateral shoot or more 

 must be trained from the branches. If there 

 be buds upon the main stem at such places 

 as shoots are wished for, they may frequently 

 be caused to push by making an incision 

 over the bud in the form of an inverted v 

 thus a. This will easily be effected when a 

 part of the tree has been taken away, as the 

 sap operates more strongly in those parts to 

 the production of new shoots, wherein to 

 spend itself. If there should not be a bud 

 in such a situation as desired from which to 

 expect a shoot, one may be inserted, and in 

 this manner a supply may be obtained. 



If in the spring or early part of summer a 

 strong vigorous tree is deprived of its fruit 



