. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. Fig. 1 .—First year of the process of renovation. bettor to renovate the old trees in the following manner:—Let a commencement be made by operating on tlie two lower-most branches. /.<.., one on each side of the stem. With asmall pruning chisel and mallet neatly remove from these allthe old spurs, being careful not to injure more of the barkthan may be necessary. Then cut off close to the main stemthe next tier of branches. If this be done in winter, or beforethe trees start into growth in spring, in all probabil
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. Fig. 1 .—First year of the process of renovation. bettor to renovate the old trees in the following manner:—Let a commencement be made by operating on tlie two lower-most branches. /.<.., one on each side of the stem. With asmall pruning chisel and mallet neatly remove from these allthe old spurs, being careful not to injure more of the barkthan may be necessary. Then cut off close to the main stemthe next tier of branches. If this be done in winter, or beforethe trees start into growth in spring, in all probability the twobottom branches will throw out a quantity of young shoots,from buds that would otherwise have lain dormant. Theseshould all be rubbed off, except such as stand a foot apart,selecting those that come from the upper side of the branch,and nailing them to the wall in a vertical position, as shown. Fig. 2.—A renovated tree, four or five years old. in fig. 1, which represents a tree at the end of twelve monthsfrom the commencement of the process of renovation. Atthis time, if any of the trees operated on be naturally weak-growing varieties, I would advise the main stem to be cut offat a, using a sharp saw for the purpose; cut in a slopingdirection, and cap over the cut with a piece of thin sheet lead tokeep out wet. In the case of strong-growing varieties, it isnot advisable to cut off the main stem until the second orthird year, as the young vertical shoots do not get so wellripened or furnished at the bottom with spurs as they wouldif the upper branches be left on for a time to take up thesuperabundant sap; but, when allowed to remain, it isnecessary to keep the summer growths well pinched back, inorder that they may not unduly rob the youiig upright subsequent treatment consists in keeping the latter nailed up to the wall, and, if the main stem be not cut off, in re
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