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TREATMENT OF THE 



buds will require pruning, unless a shoot 

 should have nothing but bloom buds and the 

 growing one at the end, as Fig. 3. a, in which 

 case the shoot must be left its entire length, 

 as b, except that shoot which is situated 

 nearest to the origin of the branch which it 

 proceeds from, as a, when such a one must 

 be cut down so as to leave it about three 

 quarters of an inch in length, as c. This 

 will cause it to push a shoot from the part 

 that is left, without which caution there 

 would not have been one produced in so de- 

 sirable a situation, for it must always be 

 cautiously endeavoured to obtain and pre- 

 serve a shoot as near to the origin of the 

 branch which it proceeds from as possibly 

 can be done, both in the summer and winter 

 pruning. Although some shoots may be so 

 furnished with bloom buds, and only a grow- 

 ing one at the extremity of each, yet it will 

 very generally be found to be the case, that 

 a shoot will be supplied with a growing bud 

 or two near its origin, and also several more 

 in various parts of the shoot as growing 

 buds e, e, e, bloom buds d, d, d. 



The shortening of those shoots must be 

 proportioned to their strength. If they be 

 vigorous take away one quarter of their 

 length, but if weakly, one-third, and in some 

 cases one-half. Always take care to prune 

 to a growing bud, and about a quarter of an 

 inch above the bud, also to let the cut be 



