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PEA 445 PEA
" In the next summer, the three top
buds are to be trained one on each
8ide, perfectly horizontal, and the middle
one upright; should the centre this
season grow vigorously, and advance
two feet before the end of June, top it
at that height with the thumb and finger.
Three shoots may probably start from
the three upper eyes; if so, nail them
in an easy position, and bring them to
their proper places in the winter pruning;
but most probably only two will
break. In this case, as soon as they are
si.\ inches long, train them both on the
opposite side from which you wish a
third shoot, and rather lower than the
liorizontal line ; this will cause the next
bud below the two shoots already obtained
to start. As soon as this advances
a few inches, restore the shoots from
the top bud to an erect position, and
the otlier about half the way between
the horizontal and perpendicular line;
observing, if one of the side shoots gets
the advantage of the other, to depress
the strong or elevate the weak as occasion
may require; by which means
both will be kept of an equal length.
Fig. 124.
" If by the autumn the centre shoot
has not advanced two feet, or if it does
not appear to have ripened, cut the
three summer shoots off within half an
inch of the place from whence they
sprang; there will then be an upright
centre two feet above the second pair
of horizontal branches, which will not
fail to push vigorously the next spring,
and although in this case only one pair
of branches will be produced this sea-