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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 3. 

 Fig.l. 



An old hollow peach-tree, after the last nailing in sum- 

 mer, which had been headed down at a, four years ago. The 

 hollow is covered over with the composition, and now nearly 

 filled up. The heading must always be done as near to a bud 

 as possible. 



by by ^c. Where the forked branches are to be cut, when 

 the small shoots c, c, £s?c, are far enough advanced, that these 

 may be trained horizontally. 



When a shoot has single fruit-buds to the top, as at dy it 

 must not be shortened but laid in at full length ; or, if not 

 wanted it must be cut clean out. 



Fig. 2. 

 A branch on a larger scale, 



Cy €, Are double fiower-buds, with wood-buds between 

 them : The shoots should always be cut at such ; but never at 

 a single flower-bud, as at^; otherwise the shoot would die to 

 the next wood-bud ; arid, if the pruning were done in a care- 

 less manner, would endanger the whole shoot. Those above fy 

 are all wood-buds. 



Fig. 3. 



A branch of an old peach-tree pruned in the common way, 

 which should be cut at gy and the young wood will soon cover 

 the wall. 



