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which we shall speak further on. There is no excep- 

 tion save in the very rare case when the tree has been 

 transplanted with all its roots entire, and the roots have 

 not been dried in any degree by the action of the air 

 before being again placed in the earth. In this case 

 only should we apply the first pruning the same year 

 that the tree is transplanted. 



First Pruning. This operation is intended to pro- 

 mote the development of the first lateral branches, 

 which ought to grow from the stem, from about a foot 

 above the ground. In order that these branches be 



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Fig. 36. Two Years' Graft. 

 First Pruning. 



Fig. 37. Three Years' Graft. 

 First Pruning. 



sufficiently vigorous, especially those growing at the 

 base, it will be necessary to develop only six or eight 

 at a time. For this purpose the stem of the young 

 tree is cut at about 20 inches above the ground, at A, 



