288 TREATMENT OF THE 



All bunches of fruit which are shewn 

 upon the shoots trained in, must be re- 

 tained, and when the berries are at a 

 proper size the bunches must be thinned. 

 When the fruit is beginning to change its 

 colour for ripening, a little fire heat should 

 be applied until the fruit be ripe, as it con- 

 tributes very materially to improve the fla- 

 vour and to increase the size of the berries ; 

 also to bring the wood to a proper state of 

 maturity. 



Third Year. Winter Pruning. The 



upright shoots must now be cut down so as 

 to leave them four feet long.' 



All the bunches of fruit which are shewn 

 the following spring must be retained, ex- 

 cepting upon the lowest new shoots, which 

 must be trained close up the side of each 

 mother branch. When they have attained six 

 feet in length, they must be stopped by cut- 

 ting off twelve inches, and afterwards keeping 

 them at that length. Also the uppermost new 

 shoot upon each branch must be trained 

 straight up the wall, and be stopped when 

 they reach the top. All the other shoots 

 upon the branches must be stopped at two 

 joints above the bunches of fruit, at which 

 they must afterwards be kept. These lateral 

 branches must be nailed regularly to the 

 wall, and the fruit must have the same 

 attention as before laid down. 



Fourth Year. Winter Pruning. — —The 



