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gardener : — The maiden plant is to be headed down 

 to four eyes, placed in such a manner as to throw 

 out two shoots on each side, as shewn in fig. 8. The 

 following season the two uppermost shoots are to be 



Fig. 8. — Fan-training ; first Fig. Q. — Fan-training ; second stage, 

 stage. 



headed down to three eyes, placed in such a manner 

 as to throw out one leading shoot, and one shoot on 

 each side ; the two lowermost shoots are to be headed 

 down to two eyes, so as to throw out one leading 

 shoot, and one shoot on the uppermost side, as shown 

 in fig. 9. We have now five leading shoots on each 

 side, well placed, to form our future tree. Each of 

 these shoots must be placed in the exact position in 

 which it is to remain ; and as it is these shoots which 

 are to form the leading character of the future tree, 

 none of them are to be shortened. The tree should 

 by no means be suffered to bear fruit this year. 

 Each shoot must now be suffered to produce, besides 

 the leading shoot at the extremity, two other shoots 

 on the uppermost side, one near to the bottom, and 

 one about midway up the stem ; there must also be 



