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(as at c c). AYhen there are no fruitful buds near to 

 the origin of the spur, those are left that are farther 

 off ; but always take care to preserve the bud situated 

 nearest to the branch which supports the spur, whether 

 it be a growing or a fruitful one (as spur B, in which 

 a is a fruitful bud, and b a growing one). If there 

 be a suitable supply of buds upon the old part of the 

 spur (as C, c c c), they are retained in preference to 

 those buds formed at the bases of shoots which have 

 been pruned during summer (a e b) for, when there 

 is a proper supply on the old spur, all such shoots are 

 cut clean away, with the exception of one that is situ- 

 ated near to the origin of the spur (as e), when that 

 bud and the two next are only left. 



Summer Pruning is performed as before directed. 



Sixth Year. — Winter Pruning. — In order to con- 

 vey a correct idea of the treatment of the spurs in 

 future, it will be necessary to point them out by num- 

 bers, as 1, 2, and 3. The enumeration will proceed 



Fig. 5. 



