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case when they are ten inches long, as e; 

 this cutting in of the shoots must be repeated 

 if found necessary. In making choice of 

 shoots to be trained in, first select the lowest 

 one, as d, and then others best situated and 

 matured. 



Fourth Year. — Winter Pruning.— All shoots 

 that were trained in between the branches 

 must now be shortened, those that are strong 

 must be left two-thirds of their length, and 

 those that are weakly one half. If any 

 shoots pushed and were shortened as directed 

 during the summer, they will now generally 

 be furnished with fruitful buds, and must be 

 pruned down so as to leave two or three upon 

 each, as e, c, and at the next winter pruning 

 cut them entirely away. 



If more lateral shoots push from the main 

 branches than are required for training in as 

 A, let such be cut down in summer to four 

 buds, and at the following winter pruning to 

 two, as B, f, f. Such shoots will afterwards 

 make productive spurs, one every five inches 

 may be retained, as B, B, and all others be 

 cut entirely away after having borne fruit 

 one season. Those that are retained and to 

 be treated as spurs, as B, B, must always be 

 kept as close to the main branch as possible. 

 This may easily be effected, for they readily 

 push out new shoots near the origin of each 

 spur. Whenever any of the spurs ex- 

 tend more than three inches from the branch 



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