SUBSEQrENT CARE OF TMi: PLANT ]f)'A 



the first few years, deep and lifavv jdnwing will 

 not he needed wlwii an (trchard conu's fo ma- 

 tiiiity. Liirht .tranir-jtlows, »»r even cultivators, 

 may then he sullicicnt foi- the lii-st hrcaking of 

 the soil in sjniiiL'. 



2. liif Miit//.s (il riKniHij inifl I rniiiniq 

 2a. Pruning vs. tntinitnj 



'J7H. Pruninir is tlie removing «>1 ccilain j'art> 

 of jdants for the pnri)ose of auf^nicntin^' the 

 welfan* of the phint or to secure more. Iar«^er 

 or l>etter i>roducts (as hetter fruit or Unwers). 

 Training is the trinnning or shaping of the plant 

 into some particular or desired form. Success- 

 ful pruning th'pends ui>on princi}>les of j)lant 

 growth ; training depends iijion the personal 

 ideal of tlie pruuer. 



■J79. Nature pnines. In every plant, more 

 branches start than can ever mature ; and many 

 buds are suppressed before they have uia(U» 

 branches. Every tree top, if left to itself, will 

 sooner or later contain many dejul braucbcf. 

 Tiiere is a struggle for existence amongst tiie 

 branches, and the weakest die. 



2b. The healing of uoundu 



2S'0, Pruning depends upon two sets of fac- 

 tors, — upon the questions ciunNTned in tlie heal- 



