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SOME SPECIFIC ADVICE 



quently illustrated in books to show how a dwarf apple 

 tree ought to appear. The annual growths may be from 

 one to two feet in length, and at this rate good -sized trees 

 are formed in a short time. 



"The tree shown in Fig. 205 represents a good type. 

 The original from which the drawing was made was five 



205. A good dwarf apple tree. 



feet in height, the lowest leaves being but eighteen inches 

 from the ground. The top has been allowed to assume 

 its natural spreading form, but a firm control has continu- 

 ally been exercised over any too ambitious efforts of the 

 branches. The tree has practically the same form and 

 size which it will retain during its entire existence. The 

 main branches will increase in circumference, the outer 



