172 TREATMENT OF THE 



Summer Pruning. — The buds upon that 

 part of each branch which was produced 

 last year, will during this summer be formed 

 either into fruitful ones, as Fig-. 2. a, or push 

 into shoots, as c. If shoots, they will require 

 to be cut down to two inches in length w hen 

 they have attained a little woodness, which 

 will generally be the case when they have 

 pushed ten inches in length. If after being 

 pruned down as directed, they should push 

 again several inches long, the cutting of 

 them back to two inches may be repeated, 

 and this as frequently as required. The 

 shortening of such shoots will generally 

 cause them to form a fruitful bud or more 

 near to their origin, as Fig. 2. 



Third Year. II inter Pruning. — At this 



period a tree that has been properly managed 

 in every respect as directed, will generally 

 be supplied with a few fruitful buds. My 

 future observations will treat on those spurs 

 which are upon that part of the branch made 

 the first year after the tree was planted. 

 The same practice is applicable to all spurs 

 upon any other part of the tree, at a similar 

 age and condition. 



Those buds upon the first year's wood 

 which pushed into shoots, and were shortened 

 during last summer, must now be pruned 

 down so as to leave two fruit buds, as Fig, 

 2. a, a. If there be not a growing bud 

 situated near to the bottom, there is always 



