THE PEAR. 75 



to complete or partial fracture (figs. 68, 59, 60, 61, 

 and 62) ; two or three of their buds have pushed 



Fig. 63 —Small Branch trans- Fig. 64.— Small Two Years' 



formed into a Fruit-Spur. Shoot. 



forward into small shoots, and produced other small 

 branches extremely minute (figs. 65, 66, and 67). 



Fig. 65.— Shoot completely Fig. 66.— Shoot partially 



Fractured. Fractured. 



If, during the summer, the bud situated towards the 

 end of the branch has grown into a slightly vigorous 

 shoot, it must be pinched down to four inches (A, fig. 

 67). There is no further operation to be applied to 

 these various productions during the second winter. 



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