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PROFITABLE FRUIT-GROWING. 



for obtaining the requisite number of main brandies, 

 all that is needed with Plum trees generally is the 

 occasional removal of a branch here and there that 

 may crush against the others, and cutting back a 

 few young shoots to the spurs, or clusters of blossom 

 buds at the base. But in the case of bearing trees 



Fig. 32. PLUM, PRUNED AND BEARING. 



of the Victoria, it is a good plan to shorten strong 

 shoots that are made in summer, as if these attain 

 a great length, the brittleness of the wood causes 

 the branches to break with the weight of fruit. 

 That is the only fault of this valuable Plum. It is 



