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They are left with two buds each, to guard against accidents, one 
shoot only being required. If, in the following year, two per- 
fect shoots be produced from these spurs, the weakest of the two 
must be cut out, in the first week of July. Now it is that an es- 
timate should be made of the required quantity of bearing wood, 
to be retained for the following summer’s crop. This is done by 
counting the buds; as many of which should be reserved for 
bearing, as the number of half pounds of fruit which it is inten- 
ded to allow the tree to ripen; observing to allow two extra 
buds to each shoot. All the superfluous wood should be cut 
away, and the stems nailed in straight lines till spring. 
Spring Training. This consists in wholly releasing the bearing 
shoots from the wall, and training them in a serpentine direction. 
The advantage arising from this mode of training is, that the flow' 
of sap is hereby retarded, and every bud is made productive. 
If, on the contrary, the shoots be trained quite straight, in a per- 
pendicular direction, the buds, at their extremities, will burst first; 
and these will shoot with undue vigour, whilst the buds, at the 
bottom will remain entirely dormant. This operation should be 
performed at the commencement of March. The more clearly 
to elucidate this method, we have given, above, the representa- 
tion of a vine, as it would appear after the spring training. 
These are the prominent features of Mr. Hoare’s practice; still, 
as we have previously said, those who are interested in the cul- 
ture of the Vine, should consult his work. It is full of practi- 
cal directions, to many of which we have not even alluded. 
129. AUCTARIUM. 
