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unthrifty , may be greatly benefited by a sin- 

 gle application of the treatment just above 

 described. 



All varieties probably both of the pear and 

 the apple, may be dwarfed in this manner ; 

 and, doubtless, if for no other purpose, it is 

 the best mode in which to cultivate those 

 large-sized fruits which the wind so often 

 strips prematurely off of large trees. Such 

 trees also come early into a bearing state. 



Root-pruned dwarfs require the same soil 

 as that for the full-sized trees of the same 

 species. Their distance apart need not ex- 

 ceed from eight to twelve feet. 



In heading-in these as all other trees, al- 

 ways cut as we have before advised just 

 above a wood-bud on the outer side of the twig 

 or limb, or on the side of it facing the direc- 

 tion in which it is desirable that the twig or 

 limb should extend its growth. By observing 

 this simple direction, a pruning of which 

 dwarfing is the main object, may also be 

 made subservient to a great improvement in 

 the form and general appearance of the tree to 

 which it is applied. 



Q uince bottomed Dwarf Pears. Grafting 

 upon the quince stock is a deservedly popular 



