128 THE MODERN PEACH PRUNER. 



shoot, which will be stopped at four leaves, and be 

 kept to bear in its turn. At its base are reserve 

 buds which may become cluster spurs, or put 

 forth other succession shoots. Any of the three 

 good groups left on the shoot, b, may bear the 

 fruit. If the highest be selected, its central wood- 

 bud should be stopped when it has made two 

 leaves, there being abundance of leaves at the 

 junction above it. The remaining groups, and, 

 perhaps, the latent buds at the base, will now ex- 

 tend, and afford the pruner ample scope for his 

 skill, c is to bear the fruit now ; therefore, b has 

 to provide the succession wood. Besides this, how- 

 ever, it is proper to develope one shoot more on 

 b, at least, so as to multiply the chance of fruit, 

 and so that by the winter, the spur, a, shall have 

 three or four shoots of various kinds found on it to 

 select from. 



No. 18. — Orchard-house Pruning and 

 Training. 



It is evident that this summer-stopping of the 

 shoots to four leaves is not only well adapted to 

 trees on the open wall, but, as it economises space, 

 time, and labour, it is also equally well suited for 

 wall trees in orchard-houses. To show that this is 

 possible and easy to accomplish in either case, is 



