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off; otherwise they would 

 These precautions are taken 



Fia. 216. 



Section sbowing Fig Tree planted on inclined ground, . 

 with Eartli Basin to retain the water. 



the stock are carefully cut 

 weaken the larger branches, 

 during the fifth 

 year. 



In the spring 

 of the sixth 

 year the oldest 

 branches are of 

 the form shown 

 in Fig. 218. 

 The operation 

 of nipping off 

 the buds at the 

 end of each 

 branch is per- 

 formed as soon 

 as the uncov- 

 ered trees begin 



to show signs of springing into leaf^ that is to say that 

 on some fine day the bud on the end of each lateral 

 shoot is pinched off so as to favour the formation of buds 



on the wood 

 217- lower dowU;, as 



well as for the en- 

 couragement of 

 any youDg figs 

 that already 

 show signs of 

 making their ap- 

 pearance. About 

 one-half of the 

 buds on the side 

 branches are 

 also pinched oflP, 

 choosing those 

 that are nearest 



to the young figs. Two^ however^ are always left on near the 

 base of each branchy and one towards the tip, in order to draw 

 up the sap. The end shoot of each branch is treated in the 



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Fig Tree planted on sloping earth buried for the 

 winter months. 



