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THE CAXADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2oiS. The Entrance. 



son advances and the different varieties 

 ripen. A number of states have made ar- 

 rang^ements to provide collective exhibits 



tiiat will properly represent the horticultural 

 products of their particular section. Cali- 

 fornia is arrans^inj.^ for a special exhibit of 

 the wonderfully diversified fruit productions 

 of that state. Other states are taking- the 

 matter up with the prospect o{ making the 

 horticultural exhibit the most complete ever 

 attempted. The same care that character- 

 izes other sections of the Exposition will be 

 j^ixen the Horticultural division with the 

 view of making it representative as to char- 

 acter rather than exhaustive in detail. 



Large as the Horticultural Building is, it 

 will not contain all the horticultural exhibits. 

 A plot of ground has been provided extend- 

 ing across the west front of the building on 

 the opposite side of the grand canal, and 

 extending south as far as the Elmwood gate. 

 This plot has been under course of prepara- 

 tion for many months, and will present a 

 restful attraction in pastoral contrast to the 

 hum of busy, energetic action which will be 

 so characteristic of portions of the Exposi- 

 tion. 



POINTS IN PRUNING. 



NTFE or saw should never be used 

 on a fruit or ornamental tree un- 

 ' llCiXX^ ^^^^ there is positively good rea- 

 ~^y^ son for so doing. 



Train all trees while young with a central 

 leader or main shoot, and never allow two 

 main branches to grow in such a way as to 

 have the weight of the tree come upon a 

 fork of the main trunk. 



When two branches cross so as to be in- 

 jured by rubbing together, the weaker of 

 the two should be cut out. 



If large branches are to be removed, make 

 the cut on the middle of the enlarged part 

 where it joins the main branch or trunk and 

 not quite in line with the face of the main 

 branch or trunk. 



Paint all wounds above ^2 inch in diam- 

 eter with linseed oil paint, gas tar or graft- 

 in gf wax. 



Xever cut away the main branches of a 

 tree if it can be avoided, but thin out the 

 head, when it becomes crowded, from the 

 outside. This can be quickly done v.ith the 

 pruning hook on a long pole, and little or 

 no injury will result, while if the large 

 branches are cut from the trunk the tree is 

 weakened and soon dies or is broken down. 



Cut off dead branches as soon as discov- 

 ered and cover the wound with paint to pre- 

 vent further decay. 



In training young trees, start the branches 

 low, the trees will grow better, the thinning 

 and gathering of the fruit will be more easily 

 done and the cultivation can be as well and 

 cheaply done with the modern Acme or spring 

 tooth harrow and weeder as if the head was 

 higher, while the trunk of the tree and the 

 ground under it will be better than if more 

 exposed. — Prof. S. T. Mavnard. 



