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two buds from where it pushed the previous spriug. 

 Any shoots arising from the fore part of the main 

 stem are taken clean away. The buds upon the wood 

 made last year will this summer generally make fruit- 

 ful ones. If. on the contrary (as is sometimes the 

 case), shoots are produced instead of fruitful buds, 

 they are allowed to grow ten or twelve inches long, 

 until the wood attains a little hardness towards the 

 bottom of it, when they are cut down to about two 

 inches in length, and at the bottom part of what re- 

 mains, one or two fruit buds are formed, so as to be 

 productive in most cases the- next year, boo in others 

 not until the second year. Although such a shoot 

 was shortened as directed, yet it —oil generally posh 

 a shoot or more the same season from the top part of 

 it. After such have grown a suitable length as be- 

 fore described i. they are cut bach to about tw=: inches 

 from where they pushed. If more than one shoot 

 were produced after the first shortening, and a bnd or 

 two is well swelled at the origin of the shoot (as be- 

 fore described), all the shoots are left, and shortened 

 as directed ; but, if no such bud is produced, all the 

 shoots are cut clean away excepting one, which is 

 : I in shortening as before directed. The latter 

 practice will generally be found necessary, and also 

 be more advantageous, as a greater portion of sun 

 and air is admitted to the buds, which will be consi- 

 derably strengthened and forwarded to a mature state. 



