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Principles and Practice of Pruning 



By M. O. KAINS 

 Lecturer on Horticulture, Columbia University 



Pew practices In the handling of plants, especially 

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This volume Is lavishly illustrated mainly by actual 

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After a few pages of Introduction the author discusses 

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