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Apple Cnlinre in \'ictoria. 



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July, 1915. As well as producing the fruit, rather strong; wood growths 

 were made on top. This was partly due to the cutting, but mainly on 

 account of the perfecting of the drainage, during the winter preceding 

 the pruning operation. This tree is now showing healthy develo])nient, 

 and illustrates the advantages of perfect drainage. 



Plate 80 shows a sister tree to that in the previous illustration, and 

 it received similar Summer pruning. As a result of tliis it produced 

 nioro fruit than did the previous tree, but as the drainage was allowed 

 to remain in its original unsatisfactory condition the wood growths pro- 

 duced on top were light, altliough somewhat stronger than those made 

 by il during the previous season of growtli. 



Plate KO. — Jouathrn, same age as tree in Plate 79, treated similarly, 

 showing more fruit, but less wood growth. 



Plate 81 exemplifies an enlarged section of that portion of the leader 

 above the place where it is marked (a) in Plate 80. This show-s 

 generally the method of treating the wood of the trees in Plates 79 

 and 80, and 'ndicates more distinctly the results obtained. 



This leader was Winter pruned at (a), (b), and (c) during the years 

 1912, 1913, 1914 respectively, and the portion above (c) is one year 

 old. When the leader was cut at (c) in July, 1914, the three upper- 

 most laterals were pruned too short at (d) in the then yearling wood. 

 Being weak short laterals they should have been allowed to remain un- 

 pruned, so as to have built up their fruit buds, as previously explained, 



