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remove the central leader, and tins is done when " heading back " at 

 planting- time. The advantages claimed for the '' lowhead '" system 

 are that the branches are strong- and well spaced, thus facilitating all 

 cultural operations such as picking, pruning, and spraying; cultiva- 



FiG. 2. — Types of year-old trees sent out by nurserymen. 



tion is more easily and economically carried on, as animals can be 

 brought closer to the trees than would be the case where horizontal 

 branches are met with. Loss of fruit and damage to trees by strong- 

 winds is reduced to a minimum owing to the strength of the main 



