Pruning of Deciduous Fruit Trees. 



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The leaders have been pruned short to increase the vigour of this 

 tree and illl up several sparsely furnished spaces with fruit spurs. 



Fig. 15 shows a pear, " Keiffer Hybrid," grown as a hollow 

 column ; the fruit spurs inside the tree are clearly visible ; a tree of 

 this type requires practically no cutting 



Fig. 16.— Pear "Le Conte." 



Fig. 16 shows pear " Le Conte " ; the spur development is 

 remarkable ; the amount of fruit produced by this variety was freely 

 commented upon by visitors to the orchard. A few inside growths 

 have been removed and the leaders reduced about half. 



