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treatment as in preceding ones ; but as the lower 

 branches have now almost attained their proper length, 

 it will be necessary to restrain the further growth by 



Fig. 44. Fifth Pruning of the Pyramidal Pear. 



pinching off the terminal shoots that have acquired a 

 length of ten or twelve inches. The sap will, by this 

 means, be forced back, to the benefit of the higher parts 

 of the tree. 



Fifth Pruning. The tree now shows somewhat of 



