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way to demonstrate just how the pruning should be done. If I had this 

 audience up on the Raneho Sespe where there are lemon trees from 

 nine months to seven years old, I could speak more intelligently on my 

 subject. I would begin with a tree just planted and show the method 

 of pruning which has been practiced on this ranch. As it is out of the 

 question to take you to the grove, I have In-ought a part of the grove 

 with me and some pictures showing the method. 



Fig. 82. — Lemon tree one year from bud, 

 ready to be cut back at proper points to be 

 planted in the orchard. (Original.) 



This system can be followed up to the age of five or six years with 

 the Lisbon lemon, wuth the exception of a little more thinning; that is, 

 the Lisbon tree is more inclined to grow thicker than the Eureka. 



The first and most important thing to consider is the building of the 

 framework of the tree which must carry a heavy load of fruit and which 

 should be strong enough at bearing age to support this weight without 

 breaking. When preparing to build one naturally considers first the 

 materials to be used. Therefore, I want to consider the material neces- 

 sary in the construction of a lemon tree, of which three kinds are 

 needed : building wood to construct the frame, fruit limbs and spurs to 

 bear fruit. How may these different kinds of growth, or material, be 

 distinguished? Building wood is that part of the growth that is 



