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a fruitful bud, a shoot pushed (as 5), and a fruitful 

 bud was formed at the lower part of it, the shoot is 



then cut off just above it (as at c) ; but, if there is 

 not a fruitful bud formed, it is cut down so as to 

 leave it an inch long (as at d). The spurs No. 2 

 have four fruit buds left upon each (as e e e e) ; the 

 spurs No. 3 are now cut down, so that only one fruit- 

 ful bud remains (as/). If a fruit bud has been pro- 

 duced from the spur (as spur A fig. 5), it is left entire 

 (as fig. 6, g) ; but, if a short instead of a fruitful 

 bud, it is cut off just above the lowest bud, whether 

 a fruitful or a growing bud (as at h, spur B ) . This 

 treatment to such spurs cut entirely down, is always 

 pursued to similar ones in future. 



Summer Pruning. — This is attended to agreeably 

 to the foregoing directions. 



Eighth Tear.— Winter Pruning. — The spurs No. 

 1 are allowed to retain three buds each (as fig. 7, a 

 a a), and the spurs No. 2 are now cut down (as b) ; 

 the spurs No. 3 are regulated as was done to spurs 



