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THE FRUIT-TREE AND SHRUB PRUSER. 



specimen of the tree reclaimed and brought to a good 

 state of bearing. Now, to keep the reclaimed tree in 

 this state there must be no omission of timely root- 



Fiar. 20. 



pruning or lifting, for it is a fact that Pear-trees are 

 more liable to get out of a fruit-bearing state for want 

 of root- pruning or lifting than any other class of tree 



Fig. 21. 



(I refer to trained Pears and pyramids left to take their 

 chance, and not to standards), especially when grafted 

 on the Pear stock. The reason is, that the Pear has a 



