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TREATMENT OF THE 



the lowest bud, which will generally be a 

 fruitful one, as b; but if not a fruitful bud 

 cut it down to the lowest growing bud or 

 eye there may be upon it, as c, growing bud, 

 d, eye or embryo of a future bud. At this 

 time the spurs, No. 2. first year's wood will 

 require to be cut down. (See Fig. 7. spur 2. 

 b, b, b.) 



Summer Pruning. Whatever shoots are 



made on the spurs upon the shoots, which 

 are trained in, as Fig. 11. a, e, they must be 

 pruned down to two inches as frequently as 

 required. During this summer, one or more 

 shoots must be trained in from that part of 

 the branch produced first year after planting, 

 as done to the shoots a, e, Fig. 11. In se- 

 lecting a shoot for this purpose, one must be 

 chosen that has pushed from a spur, No. 2. 

 which was cut down last winter pruning, 

 and situated as near the middle betwixt the 

 two shoots A, A, Fig. 13. as possible; it 



Fig, 13. 



must be trained at the opposite side of the 

 branch to them, as E, F. If that part of 



