THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



June insects included — in so remarkable a degree as to be 

 16-30 roped with fruit from top to bottom. If the whole of 



the crop ripened, two 

 things might be counted 

 on : very small indi- 

 vidual fruits, and a poor 

 crop the following year. 

 It is a safe rule with 

 Apples and Pears to 

 leave only two fruits 

 on each spur ; if large 

 fruits are wanted, only 

 one should be allowed. 

 Any thinning that is 

 required should be done 

 now, before the fruit 

 has swollen much. 

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Fig. 46.— Thinning Apples. 

 a. The right fruits to retain. 

 6. The fruits to be removed. 



Su7nmer Pruning. — 

 Fruit growers differ 

 as to the best time for 

 and method of sum- 

 mer pruning, but there 

 are very few who 

 do not believe that 

 summer pruning of 

 some kind is good. 

 It prevents the sum- 

 mer side shoots, 

 or breast -wood, on 

 which it is practised, 

 from getting into a 

 crowded mass, and 

 by exposing the older 

 wood to sun and air 



Fig. 47.— Summer Pruning : Apple. 



a. Side shoots to be shortened. 



b. Side shoots not to be shortened. 



c. Leading shoot not to be shortened. 



facilitates wood 

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pening, whicl) 



