OUTLINE 



PART I 

 THE FUNDAMENTALS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



THE PHILOSOPHY OF PRUNING 1-20 



Does pruning devitalize plants ' 4 



CHAPTER II 

 THE FRUIT-BUD -Jl-7f> 



The bud and the branch -'2 



The leaf-bud and the fruit-bud 'J7 



The fruit -spur as illustrated by the apple . . 30 



The fruit -spur as illustrated by the pear ... 40 

 The fruit -spur as illustrated by the plum and 



cherry 40 



The peach and the apricot 50 



Gooseberries, currants and jimeberries .... ."Hi 



Co-terminal fruit-bearing 59 



Grapes and brambles 63 



How to tell the fruit -buds 66 



Summary synopsis of the positions of fruit - 



buds 74 



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