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the stems, while the winter pruning will simply consist of hard 

 cutting back to the two basal buds. Keep the surface loose and free 

 from weeds, and maintain the supplies of available food by mulching 

 in May with the finest natural manure that is at command. 



C SHOWS POINT OF SUMMER AS A RESULT OF STOPPING THE 



PRUNING PEAR ; B POINT OF SHOOT FURTHER GROWTHS 



WINTER PRUNING. WILL FORM AS AT A. THESE 



TOO ARE STOPPED WHEN A 



FEW INCHES LONG. PRUNE 



BACK TO B IN WINTER. 



Unfruitful Strawberries 



Q. My Strawberry plants have far too many leaves on them, and 

 the leaves are too big. Can you give me any idea of the reason for 

 this ? Many of the plants did not flower, and the others had not 

 much fruit. S. A. G., Croydon. 



A. Your large, unfruitful plants of Strawberries have probably 

 been layers taken from others which were unfruitful. Destroy them 

 and plant fresh runners in August or early September. Strawberry 

 layers should only be taken from plants that are fruitful. 



Raspberries Unsatisfactory 



Q. My Raspberry canes (which were planted sixteen years ago) 

 have borne very little fruit this summer, and the new growths for 

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