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annual cuts were made, and above A^-hich the portions of wood are 

 one, two, three, and four years old respectively. 



When Fig 1 was cut at (&) it should have been pruned at fe) and 

 m all probability a fertile growth would result from bud (J) ^ ^ 



Plate 47. — Rome Beauty leaders unpruned. 



When pruned at (c) and {d) the lengths of fertile wood were nicely 

 gauged and a suitable number of fruitful laterals were obtained as a 

 result of these cuts. 



, /^?' \^^^ *° ^^^' ^^ barren wood four years old. It was cut correctly 

 at (6) when one year old, but a partly barren growth was the result. 



