xviii List of Illustrations 



FIG. PAGE 



26. Low-headed Peach Trees, Mesilla Park, New Mexico. 



Photo by Garcia ' . . . 103 



27. Poor Head on Young Peach. The Result of Pruning for 



Fruit 104 



28. The Same as Fig. 27 after One Season's Growth . . .105 



29. Two-year-old Peach Tree well Pruned 106 



30. Same as 29 before Pruning 106 



31. Same Tree as 29, but One Year later 107 



32. Pruning Saw 115 



33. Pruning Saw 116 



34. Pruning Shears 116 



35. Heavy Pruning Shears . . . . . . . .117 



36. Exaggerated Type of Open-centered Tree . . . .118 



37. Jonathan, well Headed-in . , . . . . .119 



38. Jonathan, growing Long, Weak Branches, due to Lack of 



proper Pruning 120 



39. Ben Davis, Fifteen Years Old and ruined. Such Loss may 



be avoided by proper Pruning . . . . .121 



40. White Pearmain, showing Type of Growth . . . .122 



41. Well-trained Peach Tree, Seven Years Old. Palisade, 



Colorado 128 



42. Peach Tree, Nine Years Old, well Trained. Note how nearly 



it conforms to a Right Angle 129 



43. Peach Tree of Same Age as Fig. 42. Note the Long Limbs 



with Fruiting-wood only in the Top . . . .131 



44. Peach Tree rejuvenated by Cutting-back, or "Dehorning," 



the Large Limbs ........ 132 



45. Improper Pruning of Neglected Pear Tree .... 134 



46. Same as Fig. 45, after One Season's Growth . . . .136 



47. Longitudinal Section through a Graft, showing that Union 



takes Place only around Outer Edge .... 149 



48. Transcendent Crab grafted to Winesap . . . .151 



49. The Same as 48, One Year later 152 



50. The Same as 48, Two Years later. Grafts mostly Blown out 153 

 61. Showing Pear Tree Grafted in Small Limbs. The Large 



Lower Limbs were Removed later . . . . .159 

 52. Good and Poor Cion Wood. Good on the Right . . .161 



