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ON PRUNING APPLE ORCHARDS. 



foliage, which is twice as 

 broad as that of the four- 

 winged sort. The seeds have, 

 as the name indicates, only 

 /zfo-winged appendages. 



Though this species is fre- 

 quently advertised for sale, 

 yet it is rarely found true to 

 name. We received from 

 nurseries at New-York, Phil- 

 adelphia, and Natchez, a few 

 years ago, a number of plants 

 under this name, but on flow- 

 ering, they all proved to be 

 the common varieties. 



There are two or three 

 fine specimens of the true 

 Halesia dipiera in the excel- 

 lent nursery grounds of Mr. 

 Wm. Eeid, at Murray Hill, 

 New- York city, which have 

 strongly excited our admira- 

 tion, whenever we have seen 

 them in bloom. They blos- 

 som in June, three or four 

 weeks later than H, tetrap- 

 tera; the blossoms are large 

 and numerous, and of a pure and snowy 

 whileness, and remain a good while in 

 flower. Altogether, we consider the two- 

 winged Silver Bell, as a hardy shrub of 



Fig. 101. The Two-winged Silver Bell. 



ly propagated and introduced into every col 

 lection. It cannot be very difficult to ob- 

 tain seeds from the south, and Mr. Reid in- 

 forms us, that this species ripens seeds in 



great beauty, and one that should be large- the open borders of his grounds. 



On the Common System of Pruning Apple Orchards. 



BY C. SPRINGER, MEADOW FARM, OHIO. 



The best fruit is generally found among the 

 largest specimens of particular varieties : 

 and the exceptions among such as have 

 grown in the shade. The largest speci- 

 mens grow on thrifty branches ; not more, 

 however, on young trees than old ones 

 which support thrifty shoots. Hence the 



great importance of judicious pruning, so 

 that the sap may flow into fewer branches, 

 giving them a larger growth — larger leaves 

 and larger fruit. 



"Another advantage of pruning, is, to 

 allow free access of sun and air, without 

 which the juices are not perfectly elaborat- 



