AND TRAINING 



form a head, before you do anything to inter- 

 fere with its growth upward. But remove, 

 promptly, all branches that start along the 

 stalk. When the plant is as tall as you care 

 to have it, nip off its top. Branches will 

 generally start in many places below, but allow 

 none except those nearest the top to grow. 

 These are to form the foundation for the head 

 of your little tree. There should be several 

 of these in order to secure most satisfactory 

 results. When they have grown to be four 

 or five inches long, nip off their ends. This 

 will cause other branches to start near the 

 extremity of the main stalk, or along their 

 own length, and in this way a thick, bushy 

 head can be developed. But constant atten- 

 tion must be given. Some branches will be 

 inclined to get the start of others, and if they 

 are allowed to do this they will appropriate 

 more than their share of nutriment, and the 

 smaller, but no less important, ones will 

 suffer in consequence. Watch your plant, 

 and prune as needed all through its periods 

 of development, doing the work promptly 

 and persistently. 



I said that I consider most plants most 

 effective when trained in bush form. Some 



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