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OUTLINE 



PAET I 

 THE FUNDAMENTALS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



THE PHILOSOPHY OP PRUNING 1-20 



Does pruning devitalize plants ? 4 



CHAPTER II 

 THE FRUIT-BUD 21-75 



The bud and the branch 22 



The leaf -bud and the fruit-bud 27 



The fruit -spur as illustrated by the apple . . 30 



The fruit -spur as illustrated by the pear ... 40 

 The fruit -spur as illustrated by the plum and 



cherry 46 



The peach and the apricot 50 



Gooseberries, currants and juneberries .... 56 



Co-terminal fruit-bearing 59 



Grapes and brambles 63 



How to tell the fruit -buds 66 



Summary synopsis of the positions of fruit- 

 buds . 74 



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