. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. [from old catalog]. THE APPLE AND THE PEAR. 231 be required the next season. The better way is to select such as are wanted, and rub off the others ; the sap which they would have appropriated will be turned to the ac- count of the permanent branch- es, and increase their vigor. The leading shoot must be directed in a straight line ; in some cases a support may be necessary. If the branches immediately below it arc so vigorous as to inter- fere with its growth, tliey must be checked by pinching. In some cases it may be necessary to do this Avhen they are
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. [from old catalog]. THE APPLE AND THE PEAR. 231 be required the next season. The better way is to select such as are wanted, and rub off the others ; the sap which they would have appropriated will be turned to the ac- count of the permanent branch- es, and increase their vigor. The leading shoot must be directed in a straight line ; in some cases a support may be necessary. If the branches immediately below it arc so vigorous as to inter- fere with its growth, tliey must be checked by pinching. In some cases it may be necessary to do this Avhen they are an inch or two in length. It some- times occurs that the bud cut to is injured by the weather, close cutting, or some other cause, and pushes so feebly that the laterals below it, having more vigor, take the lead. This must be prevented in time. A proper relative degree of vigor must be maintained among all the branches by checking, when necessary, the most vigorous. The first summer's treatment of the branched yearling (fig. 112) will consist in maintain- ing a uniform growth among the lateral branches, and in the case of the leading shoot, as al- ready described. Some lateral shoots will be produced on the branches, and these must all be pinched at an inch or two, as it is yet too soon to allow of the formation of secondary branches. The sum-. Fig. 110. A two-year-old pear-tree, hav- ing made one year's growth after the first Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company
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