THE ORANGE. 



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Figure No. 16. 



Figure No. 16 illustrates a low trained tree of the same age 

 as Nos. 14 and 15. In this the lower limbs have been allowed 

 to remain to protect its trunk and inner growth. The inside of 

 the tree is kept clear of all dead wood, and no limbs have been 

 allowed to cross each other, as when two limbs cross each other, 

 if one of them is not removed, both limbs will be cut in two by 

 the friction caused by the wind. 



ADVANTAGE OF Low TRAINED TREES. 



There are several points that should be taken into consider- 

 ation, /. e. : In summer the trees must be irrigated. If trained 

 high the sun-heat will bake the ground under the trees before 

 it can be worked; as the cultivator cannot run close to the trunk, 

 it must therefore be worked by hand. When trees are trained 

 low, the shade of the branches keeps the ground moist, and in 

 case of the excessive heat, or scarcity of water through the 

 summer, the trees will not suffer; whereas the heat causes the 

 leaves of high trained trees to curl, and if not watered at the 

 proper time, the growth of the fruit is checked. Low trained 

 trees become better balanced, vigorous, healthy, and more pro- 

 ductive than when trained high, also become straighter, and 

 the fruit is much more easily and cheaply gathered. 



