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Fruit Trees. 



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the setting of fruit on this tree, the photograph being taken on the 30th 

 November when the fruit was somewhat larger than an almond. No. 3 

 shows a section of the same tree. No. 2 represents a Kieffer tree next to 

 the one experimented upon. It will be noticed that it is growing uprightly, 

 with leaders close together, and is almost fruitless. 



Experiments were also carried out at Mr. W. Gray's orchard, Upper 

 Diamond Creek. In this case, I-e Conte was used as a cross with three 

 Kieffer Hybrid pear trees which up to present season were unfruitful. The 

 <-xperiment was entirely satisfactory, a first rate setting of fruit being 



