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Apple Culture >n Victoria. 



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position in the quadrant, and with its outer barren growth on the 

 40 degree line. If it is desired to maintain the correct angle this growth 

 should be made to assume the leadership by cutting it at (a) to the 

 dormant bud (&). Then the other two strong growths may be removed 

 by cutting at (c) and {d). In pruning upright growers like the States- 



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Plate 46. — Pruning the leader when it grows at an unsuitable angle to the 



vertical. 



man, which produces well-develoi^ed buds u])on all their growths, they 

 may be cut (c) to l»uds corresponding with f/) in order to secure a more 

 reasonal)le Icngtli of leader annually. 



Plate 47 shows two unjiruncd lunno Beauty leaders, and tbe letters 

 ('/), ('•)' ('') 'i'i<^l (") represent in each case, the points at which the 



