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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



It has long been held that the orange tree should assume a 

 compact wall of foliage. The interior of the tree being consid- 

 ered merely the framework to support this and pump sap into 

 it. Recently the importance of removing dead wood from the 



Fig. 3. Good form of five-year-old orange tree. 



center of the tree is being urged, even though the cost is con- 

 siderable, and a rational thinning of branches to admit light and 

 air in sufficient amount to secure good fruit nearer the center 

 of the tree is also being advocated and practiced to some extent, 



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Fig. 4. Branch form of orange six months 

 after planting. 



