. Fruits and fruit-trees of lant (atree but one year from the graft) being planted, is to be headed downto four buds or eyes, placed in such a manner asto throw out two shoots on each side, as shownin Fig. 25. The following season the two upper-most shoots are to be headed down to three eyes,placed in such a manner as to throw out oneleading shoot and one shoot on each side; thetwo lowermost shoots are to be headed down totwo eyes, so as to throw out one leadingshoot and one shoot on the uppermostside, as shown in Fig. 26. We have nowfive leading shoots on each side, wellplaced, to
. Fruits and fruit-trees of lant (atree but one year from the graft) being planted, is to be headed downto four buds or eyes, placed in such a manner asto throw out two shoots on each side, as shownin Fig. 25. The following season the two upper-most shoots are to be headed down to three eyes,placed in such a manner as to throw out oneleading shoot and one shoot on each side; thetwo lowermost shoots are to be headed down totwo eyes, so as to throw out one leadingshoot and one shoot on the uppermostside, as shown in Fig. 26. We have nowfive leading shoots on each side, wellplaced, to form our future tree. Each ofthese shoots must be placed in the exactposition in which it is to remain ; and asit is these shoots which are to form thefuture tree, none of them are to be short-ened. The tree should by no nieans besuffered to bear any fruit this year,allowed to produce, besides the leading shoot at its extremity, two othershoots on the uppermost side, one near to the bottom and one about mid- Fan-training, first Fan-training, second stage. Each shoot must now be TRAINING. 43 way up the stem; there must also be one shoot on the undermost side,placed about midway between the other two. All the other shoots mustbe pinched off in tlieii- infant state. The tree will then assume, atthe end of the year, the appearance shown in Fig. 27. From this tmieit may be allowed to bearwhat crop of fruit the gar-dener thinks it able to carry;in determining which heought never to overrate thevigor of the tree. All ofthese shoots except the lead-ing ones must at the pro-per season be shortened, butto what length must be leftentirely to the judgment of the gardener, it of course Fan-training, third stage. depending upon the vigor of the tree. In shortening the shoot, careshould be taken to cut back to a wood-bud that will produce a shootfor the follo^ving year. Cut close to the bud, so that the wound mayheal the following season. The following year each shoot at theextremitie
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