134 THE MODERN PEACH PRUNER. 



height. The lower parts are always apt to lan- 

 guish. As the object is also to form these portions, 

 the first pruning of the shoots, on the upper third 

 of the pyramid, might be to three leaves, the middle 

 third might be allowed one leaf more, and the 

 lowest third be pruned to five leaves. The second 

 stopping, in all cases, should be more abrupt, and 

 be at two more leaves of the second growth. The 

 point of the pyramid should never greatly pre- 

 dominate. All this pruning is easy to accomplish, 

 and the summer and winter work can be done with 

 a pair of scissors, kept as sharp as possible. This 



