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and one has only to tour through the fruit-growing districts 

 in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcester- 

 shire, Monmouthshire, Somerset, Dorset, and Devon to be 

 convinced of the fact that millions of trees are not worth 

 much more than they were when planted, any time, say, 

 during the last ten years. 

 "If trees are planted in the autumn they ought to be 



Fig. 138. A NEWLY-PLANTED STANDARD TREE. 



Tree as received from the nursery and not pruned. 



rather severely pruned the following February, or, if the 

 weather is unfavourable, early in March, the only exception 

 being made in favour of Cherries, which are found to 

 respond to the knife better after having been planted not 

 less than twelve months. As we have already pointed out, 

 trees properly planted in the autumn partially recover from 



