EXERCISE XXV 



THE PRUNING OF THE PLUM AND THE CHERRY 



Material. Small plum and cherry orchard. 



Apparatus. Pruning-saw, pruning-knife. 



Discuss the pruning of the plum and the cherry. What differ- 

 ent methods are practiced on the two kinds of trees ? How do 

 these methods of pruning differ from those of the pear and the 

 apple ? 



REFERENCES : 



Paddock and Whipple, " Fruit Growing in Arid Regions," pp. 139-141. 

 Thomas, " The American Fruit Culturist," p. 109. 



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