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TREATMENT OF THE 



winter regulation. I shall commence with 

 the summer treatment. Previous to the 

 bloom expanding, the tree must be sprinkled 

 over with sulphur and snuff. ( See Chapter on 

 mildew and green fly*) If the bloom or young 

 fruit require a protection from frost, &c. let 

 a speedy attention be paid to it. [See the 

 Chapter, protecting the bloom of wall trees.) 



The trees require two hand dressings or 

 prunings. The first as soon as the shoots 

 have got one inch and a half long. In doing 

 which, always leave all shoots that have fruit 

 at their bases, as Fig. 3. a, a, but all those 

 that have not fruit so situated, as b, b, must be 

 rubbed off, except the lowest and uppermost 

 shoots, as c, d, which must always be left 

 (with one exception hereafter described) whe- 

 ther they have fruit at their bases or not. 



Fig. 3. 



d 



d 



If the shoot of last year's wood be from six 

 to fourteen inches in length, the lowest and 

 uppermost shoots must be left; and if there 



