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each produced a leader. The uppermost 

 strong in proportion to the others, thus for 



one grew vertical and too 

 ming an objectionable centre. 



It was originally in- 

 truded to start the branch 

 system of this tree on four 

 main arms, but, in order to 

 develop a tree with an open 

 centre and on modern com- 

 mercial line.s, three leaders 

 only are retained, as the 

 removal of the objectionable 

 one became imperative. 



Fig. 2 shows the result 

 of this treatment. The 

 leaders retained are not 

 equal in strength, but in 

 this respect greater uni- 

 formity could have been 

 maintained had the ter- 

 minal buds on the stronger 

 growths been treated as 

 explained in connexion with 

 Plate 22. 



Plate 30, Fig. 1, is 

 also Jonathan, and worked 

 similarly to the previous 



Plate 26. — RoQts and Branches of Young Trees Unpruned ;;nd Pruned. 



tice. But ill this cast-, as occasionally liappciis when strong stocks 

 are employed, four leaders, of uniform strength and radiating at a suit- 

 able angle from the crnwn, were jiroduced. 



