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great cause of this defective character when taken from 

 the nursery. The nurseryman is averse to cutting back liis 

 trees, as they lose a year in hight ; and planters or pur- 

 chasers are not generally discriminating- enough to be will- 

 ing to pay him a proportionate price. He finds tall trees 

 more attractive. When planters do get these trees, they 

 cannot be persuaded to cut them down ; they wish to ob- 

 tain fruit as soon as possible, and tlierefore the tree is al- 

 lowed to j)roceed in the defective form it assjimed at the 

 nursery. 



For Dwarfs and Dwarf Standards, it is less difficult to 

 obtain the right sort of trees, for this is the form that nur- 

 sery trees that have not been cut back, ordinarily assume. 

 Those, therefore, who prefer such ti'ees can always be sup- 

 plied with them well advanced, even in a bearing state, if 

 so desired. As in the pyramid, however, persons who 

 intend to make models of their trees, will do well to pro- 

 cure yearlings worked at the surface of the ground, for on 

 them, lieads or lateral branches can be formed without any 

 difficulty at any desired point between the collar and ter« 

 minal bud. Another consideration is worthy of note on 

 this point. There is a much greater risk in removing 

 three or four year old trees than yearlings, and they are 

 more difficult and expensive to pack and transport. The 

 yearling is easily removed and easily transported, and its 

 growth is comparatively unaffiscted by the change. The 

 gardeners most famous for their handsome, well-managed 

 fruit trees, invariably select yearling trees, that is, trees 

 that have made one year's growth from the bud or graft. 

 But it is not always practicable to procure trees of this 

 age, as few of them are called for, and nursery-men dislike 

 to break upon their young stock before it has attained 

 the usual marketable age. 



Selection of Varieties. — The selection of varieties of 

 fruits for a fruit garden should be made in view of all the 

 circumstances that can affect their usefulness. They 



