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wounds at once. There are two objections to this: First, the 

 pruning tools are all that he wants to be bothered with at one 

 time ; and, second, the wounds will take the paint much better 

 if they are allowed to dry out a little. It is usually much better 

 to delay the painting for two or three weeks. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Explain why tlie primer sliould understand how trees bear their fruit 



2. Describe tlie method of fruit-bearing of pear and apple trees. 



3. What should be the object of the orchardist in pruning these trees? 



4. Describe the method of fruit-bearing in the peach. 



5. Cive the differences in pruning between the peach and the apple. 



0. Compare the plum or the cherry with the apple in metliod of bearing 

 fruit. 



7. How would the pruning differ? 



8. How does the quince differ from the others in its fruit-bearing? 



9. Explain the general relation between heavy pruning and vigorous 



growth. 



10. ^^'hy is rank growtli opposed to fruit-bearing? 



11. What are the influences of summer pruning as compared with Avintcr 



pruning? 



12. \Miy should the pruning of young trees differ from that of old ones? 



13. Give a list of pruning tools for orchard work. 



14. What are some of the desirable points in a pruning saw? 



15. Describe the best shears for orchard pruning. 



16. Give specific directions for the pruning of young trees for the first few 



years. 



17. Discuss the problems involved in priming trees of bearing age. 



18. Give cautions and directions regarding the pruning operations. 



19. How should wounds be dressed? Why is this done? 



20. Have you seen old orchards that were not properly pruned? WTiat 



was the effect of such neglect? 



