CHAPTER XX. 



DWARF TREES. 



While dwarfs do not deserve the rich encomiums be- 

 stowed upon them by some writers, and can never become 

 so popular or profitable as standard trees, they are nev- 

 ertheless deserving of cultivation, and if properly man- 

 aged will give satisfactory results. 



Fig. 78. 



Pears are more extensively grown as dwarfs than the 

 other fruits which are mentioned in this chapter. The 

 stock usually employed is the Angers quince, obtained 

 from France. When budded or grafted on this stock, the 

 yearling tree should be cut back within a foot of the 

 ground, and left to obtain another year's growth befora 

 being transplanted to the orchard. A portion of the 



