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ing the appearance of Fig. 5, cut off the top at A in the early 

 spring, leaving the three topmost branches on each side, and 

 shorten the lower ones. Each branch is developed during the 

 year as shown in Fig. 6, and is hen cut again at A, and 



Fig. 5. 



the shoots C and I) are shortened. The upper shoot B is started 

 out by this process, and it appears the following year as in Fig. 7, 

 and it is again cat at A. This causes the two upper shoots BB to 

 develop ; and at the end of the year they appear as shown at AA 

 in Fig. 8. This is their position at the fourth years pruning, and 

 each of them is cut at B; and D is shortened, and C is allowed to 

 develop. By this time the tree has a spherical or vase form, and 



