70 QUINCE CULTURE. 
manure. The following spring and summer he waters - 
well with rich liquid manure, especially if the weather bs 
dry; and besides, gives an annual dressing of lime. Asa 
result of this treatment his trees make short, stiff wood. 
well supplied with fruit buds. He thins out the small 
and poor fruit, and then allows the trees to bear full 
Fig. 46.—FIVE YEAR OLD TREE BEFORE PRUNING (From Photograph). 
crops. ‘The pruning is done every second year, widening 
the circle of roots at each successive pruning. 
The unproductive tree is sometimes brought into bear- 
ing by being transplanted. The check to growth stops 
the leaves from consuming the nutriment accumulated 
in the branches, and which they would have expended in 
making more wood, and so nutritious matter accumulates 
and fruit-buds are formed. ‘The same principle is seen 
to operate in the abundant crops that follow the years 
