EXERCISE XXVI 



THE PRUNING OF THE PEACH 



Material and apparatus. Small peach orchard ; pruning-saw, 

 pruning-shears. 



Give in detail the proper method to follow in the pruning of 

 the peach. How does this' differ from the method used for the 

 apple and the cherry ? Where is the fruit-bearing wood found ? 

 Discuss. 



REFERENCES : 



Bulletin No. 159, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, 



pp. 121-136. 



Bulletin No. 55, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Paddock and Whipple, "Fruit Growing in Arid Regions," pp. 102- 



110, 127-132. 



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