PRUNING OF PLANTS. 



27: 



a 



removal of buds the plant ina\- l)c made to con- 

 form to any desired shape. 



By the removal of the terminal bud the plant 

 may be made to put out lateral branches, and 

 thus become short and bushy (Fig. 

 83), or by removing the lateral 

 branches it will throw the more 

 vigor into the central stem, causing 

 it to become long and slender. 



2. Removal of New Groivth. — \\\ 

 larofe trees the above method is 

 impracticable. The best practical 

 method for such trees is to in- 

 spect them each year and remove 

 such branches, or portions of 

 branches, as growth may indicate. 



In doing this pruning the branch 

 should be cut off just above a bud 

 (as in Fig. 94), taking care not to 

 cut too close to the bud, as it would then dry 

 out. 



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FIG. 94. — WHERE 



TO CUT THE 



NEW GROWTH. 



^.— WHEN TO PRUNE. 



If the purpose of pruning is merely to remove 

 dead or deceased branches, or the pinching off 

 of superflous or undesirable buds, the work may 

 be done at any time when it is necessary. 



It is agreed by the best authorities that gen- 

 eral pruning should be done while the trees are 

 in a dormant state. There is, however, a dif- 



