LUTHER BURBANK 
What is true of the apple is equally true of its 
cousin the pear. This tree also has been per- 
mitted in the old-time orchards to develop the 
pernicious habit of too slender upright growth and 
undesirable tallness, too much like a wildling, 
These defects have been corrected with some of 
the newer varieties, to be sure, but these have not 
been introduced universally. 
The same criticism applies to the cherry. 
Everyone knows how often this tree is seen grow- 
ing in the New England dooryard, with trunk like 
that of the sturdiest oak, and with its inviting 
clusters of red fruit suspended at such a height 
as to be quite beyond reach of everyone but the 
birds. ° 
A well-trained cherry should renounce this 
tantalizing habit and make its wares reasonably 
accessible to the wingless biped that has fostered 
it. 
The other notable members of the company 
of orchard trees, namely the plum, peach, quince 
and orange, have in the main developed a more 
commendable habit of growth. Their trees are 
for the most part not too large, and the best 
varieties have a spreading form that leaves little 
to be desired. But some of these, and in particu- 
lar the peach and orange, have other faults that 
urgently call for correction. 
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