Fig. 19. 



Rules for Pruning, i. Never cut away more wood than is neces- 

 sary to obtain tlie end in view. Err on the side of cutting too little 

 rather than too much, for if too much is taken off it cannot be replaced 

 in many yefirs. Large crops of fruit cannot be grown on trees with a 

 few exposed branches. 2. Cut out all dead wood as soon as it is dis- 

 covered. (Summer is a good time to do this work as dead branches 

 can be then seen at a glance.) 3. If two branches rub together so 

 as to injure one another, the weakest should be cut away. 4. If one 



Fig. 20. Fig. 21. 



branch rests on the top of another, Fig. 20, one should be removed. 

 5. Head back and thin out the top rather than cut off the lower 



