THE APPLE. 



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branches as directed for pears; leave the new exten- 

 sion of the terminal branch entire, and fasten it to the 

 wire. 



The same treatment must be continued until each 

 stem has grown sufficiently long to reach the next 

 stem, and beyond it, to the extent of about twenty 



Fig. 113-. Mode of Inarching. 



inches ; it must then be grafted to it by inarching, at the 

 point D, fig. 112. The proper time for this is the month 

 of March ; and the mode of operating is shown at figure 

 113. The following year the stems will be completely 

 united, and the extremity must be cut off at A, figure 

 113. The result will be that all the superabundant sap 

 of one tree will flow to the next one, and so along the 

 whole line, all the stems being maintained in the same 

 degree of vigour. 



Such lines of small apple trees are easily formed, and 

 come to fruit-bearing in the second year after plant- 



