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IRISH GARDKNING 



probably prodiuccl two or tlucv shoots, as w.ll ilii.U. so as lo admit llu- pi.k.r's hands ri^^ht 



as sonio on tlu- older wood, so that iIk- iroc inlotlKcnn\' of tin- \w^- liotn every direction. 



will be irettin.i:;- pretty full o\' branehes. Tliis can only be ac.iMnplisiied by Irainini,- the 



The shortening- now, except in case ol weakly shoots in u liat 1 iKs. ribe. tor want ol a better 



Photo by' 



[Franklin, lirentwood. 



Blsh Apple, Ris.marck, L'npri ned. 



Specially photographed to illustrate Mr. Haininond's first article on Pruning (see page 



shoots or where it is manifest that a new 

 bouu;-h is wanted, may consist oi removini^- one 

 third or less of the shoots, instead of shortening 

 to one third as at the start. The treatment 

 now consists of tipping- in this way, and remov- 

 ing the crossing shoots or those which are too 



term.astlie radical system, wherein the branches 

 radiate from the centre of the tree in every 

 direction, independently and without crossing 

 one another, so that if one takes some parti- 

 cular shoot one can follow the line down through 

 bough and branch straight to the centre of the 



