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made the second year after planting, these 

 must be attended to agreeably to the in- 

 structions laid down both in winter and 

 summer pruning, for the buds, shoots, and 

 spurs, on that part of a branch made the 

 first year. Such directions also apply to 

 every other year's wood, in the future pro- 

 gress of the tree when at a similar age and 

 condition. 



Fourth Year. — Winter P mining. — The spurs 

 A and B, Fig. 3. (which are those that were 

 productive last summer, and upon which a 

 shoot was made and shortened agreeably to 

 direction, Fig. 3. a,) must now be regulated. 

 If there be two good fruit buds formed upon 

 the stem of the spur, as d, d, Fig. 3. spur B; 



Fig. 3. 



C e 



all that part of it above such buds, must be 

 cut away, about a quarter of an inch above 

 the uppermost, at c. But if there is only 

 one good fruit bud upon the stem, and one 

 upon the shoot which was cut in during 



