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brush of whicli projects from certain parts of what should be 

 a symmetrical tree. 



III. Commercial Value of Dwarf Apples. 



Yield of dicmi orchards. — The first thought which naturally 

 arises when the commercial value of dwarf apples is considered, 



a 



d (center) 



e (bottom.) 



121. — Spurs of Ben Davis apple showing leaf buds upon 6, c, d and e ; blossom buds are upoh 



a, and also upon c and d. 



is the amount of fruit produced by such trees. The statement is 

 generally accepted that such fruit is larger, handsomer, and per- 

 haps a little earlier and of better quality than that produced by 

 standards. The extent to which this is true has not yet been 

 clearly defined, and careful investigation may modify the force of 



