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disappeared, and the very perceptible crook in 

 the trunk has tended to straighten. The tree 

 now begins to have character, and its four scaf- 

 fold limbs are well established. The tree is not 

 ideal in form, however, since it has too much 



175. Tetofsky apple tree. 



176. The Tetofsky pruned. 



of a crotch ; and at the present time a living 

 brace has been interwoven between the two 

 crotches, as shown in Fig. 109. 



A Tetofsky apple tree, two years planted, is 

 shown in Fig. 175. It is a variety which makes 

 very few strong interior growths, and therefore 

 needs comparatively little thinning. It is already 



