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duce good growth from the upper buds. In 

 such a case it is better to select the strong- 

 est of the young shoots and make a fresh 

 trunk. Figs. 28 and 29 will illustrate the 

 point. The shortening in system has a ten- 

 dency to produce a stocky growth with a 

 greater amount of bearing wood. The short- 

 ening in, however, is in itself a thinning pro- 

 cess, and when a comparatively small pro- 

 portion of live buds remain after a severe 

 winter, too much of the crop may be thus 

 pruned off. After the trees attain a consid- 

 erable size the practice is seldom followed, 

 partly from the expense and partly because 

 of the vigorous growth of the tree. As long 

 as dead wood is removed and broken, and 

 crowded limbs pruned out, the actual method 

 of pruning is of far less importance than the 



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Pbtjming at ead of two txabs. 



proper manuring and cultivation of the orch- 

 ard. 



Fig. 30 is an example of the open-made 

 tree, with branches following the natural 

 growth. 



In Fig. 31 is illustrated the system of 

 pruning by shortening in. This forms a 

 photograph of a three-year old tree of the 

 variety Hyne's Surprise. 



In Fig, 32 is seen a three-year old peach, 

 taken on July 26th. These trees have also 

 been regularly shortened in. 



Soil and Loc.a.tio\. — Many of the remarks 

 made under " General Principles" will hold 

 good in the case of the peach, but proximity 

 to a body of water is of more importance 

 than the kind of exposure. The ameliorat- 

 ing influence of a large body of water is so 

 great and, with the peach, a few degrees of 

 winter temperature one way or the other is 

 often so important a matter, that the point 

 should be allowed great weight in the choice 



