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ice. Figure 44 shows a four-year-old tree at the 

 end of the season, and Figure 4 the same pruned for 

 fifth season's growth. Figure 46 shows an unpruned 

 tree of same age, and Figure 47 a three-year-old peach 

 tree in foliage. 



Cultivation While we often find peach trees of 

 great age growing in the grass without any care, there 



Fig. 44 Peach Tree Before Pruning 



are few orchards where this method of care has been 

 profitable. It is, with few exceptions, only by con- 

 stant cultivation and care that we can expect large 

 fruit and an abundance of it, but this work can be so 

 cheaply done with the tools described for the cultivation 



