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in which those laterals that are classed as one-year-old at pruning bear 

 their fruit and also suggest the most satisfactory method of handling them 

 for fruit production. 



Fig. B. in No. 14 shows a good type of fruiting lateral. It will be 

 observed that this lateral is fruiting right to its terminal point. It will be 

 of no value for fruit production during the following season owing to no 

 fresh growth being made. If allowed to remain on the tree it may e\-en- 

 tually break into fresh growth and subsequently bear fruit. However, in 

 a well-regulated tree the object is to remove such shoots after they have 

 fruited well, and encourage fresh ones from year to year. 



Fig. C. in the same plate shows two vigorous laterals carrying a good 

 supply of fruit. This type, and that shown at B., are best for fruit 

 production on the olive. They, with all the other laterals depicted in this 

 plate except E., are in their second season's growth, or are what would be 

 one-veir (or season)-old at pruning. The arrows at H indicate the terminal 



BRANCH SHOWING DETERIORATED LATERALS. 



point of the previous season's extension. Further growth is being made, 

 which may fruit in the ensuing season. 



Fig. D. is an example of a lateral, bearing fruit both on the previous 

 season's growth, which terminates at /, and on the current season's growth, 

 which is indicated at /'. 



The next lateral on the same plate, indicated at E., is from the Poly- 

 morpha variety. It is in its third year's growth. The fruits borne on the 

 old wood at k have sprung from what might be termed adventitious buds. 

 This frequently takes place; more especially on som.e varieties, as Uvaria 

 or Polym.orpha, that are in a vigorous state of growth. The letter / indi- 

 cates the terminal point of the first season's growth, while ;« is the 

 terminal of the second season's growth. Fruit alone has been pi'oduced in 

 its third season, no further extension of wood growth being made. Al- 

 though this type is of some value for fruiting it is by no means amongst 

 the best of the olive laterals. 



