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which grow on the inside surfaces of the main branches, and also 

 on the trunk of the tree, should be removed. These are commonly 

 called suckers, and they absorb much of the life blood of the tree 

 that would otherwise go into the fruit-bearing wood. 



FIG. 300. WHEEL LADDER FOR PRUNING TREES OR PICKING FRUIT, USED BY 

 L. L. MORRELL, KINDERHOOK, N. Y. 



