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must now be cut down to the lowest bud 

 there is upon it, whether it be a fruitful bud, 

 as a, or a growing bud, as b. Every spur 

 No. 2. to have three fruit buds, as c, c, c; 

 and every spur, No. 3, to have four fruit 

 buds, as d, d, d, d. 



When a spur, No. 1. is destitute of either 

 a fruitful or growing bud towards the lower 

 part of it, such a spur must be cut down so 

 low, as only to leave about half an inch re- 

 maining, as Fig. 5. A, there is generally an 

 eye or embryo of a bud situate near the ori- 

 gin of the spur, as a, spur A; from this a 

 shoot or a fruitful bud will be produced the 

 ensuing summer, and thus a supply will be 

 obtained for that cut away. 



Summer Pruning. — All shoots must be 

 shortened during summer, agreeably to the 

 instructions laid down. Particular care must 

 be paid to the spurs No. 1. as a shoot or fruit- 

 ful bud will generally be produced nearer to 

 the base of the spur, than to the bud that 

 was left at the winter pruning, and most 

 commonly at the opposite side of the spur. 

 If any spur was cut entirely down as A, 

 Fig. 5. and a shoot arises from the part then 

 left, it must also be shortened as the others 

 are; if a natural fruit bud is produced, it 

 must remain undisturbed. 



Seventh Year. — Winter Pruning. — The spurs 

 No. 1. will now generally have two fruit 

 buds each, they must be allowed to retain 



