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pinched as soon as this disposition becomes obvious. 



Yearling trees managed in this way will present, in the 



fall, the appearance of fig. 93. 



Purchasers are very apt to favor tall trees even at the 



expense of their forms ; and nurserymen, even those who 

 know better, with a view to suiting 

 the tastes of their customers, rarely 

 cut their trees back sufficiently to 

 make pyramids. The first branches 

 are seldom less than two feet from 

 the ground, and it is quite difficult to 

 make real pyramids of such trees af- 

 terwards ; at all events, it incurs a 

 great loss of time, for the whole of 

 the branches and half of the stem 

 must be cut away to produce the 

 required form. 



Dwarf Bushes. The apple on 

 Paradise is generally grown in this 

 form with six to twelve inches of 

 a stem, and spreading heads. The 

 Morello cherry, and the cherry, or 

 Fig. 93. Mirabelle plums, and many kinds of 



Fig. 93, a two-year-old pears, may be grown as dwarf 



^tS%Z* b shes > if Desirable. The stocks 



cross lines indicate the must all be of a dwarf character. 



Plants, from which the strongest 



have been selected for dwarf standards and pyramids, 

 will make very good bushes. The branches being 

 so near the root, renders a less amount of vigor neces- 

 sary. Very strong yearling plants may be allowed to 

 form heads the second year, but such as are very slen- 

 der, will require cutting back and another season's growth 

 before the head is allowed to form ; and they will require 

 a similar course of treatment as has been recommended 

 for standards and dwarf standards. No matter what the 



