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SUCCESSFUL FHUIT CULTURE 



icG. Figure 44 shows a four-year-old tree at the 

 end of the season, and Figure 45 the same pruned for 

 fifth season's growth. Figure 46 shows an unpruned 

 tree of same age, and Figure 47 a three-year-old peach 

 tree in foliage. 



Ciiliivation — While we often find peach trees of 

 great age growing in tlie grass without any care, there 



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Fig. 44 — Peach Tree Before Pruning 



are few orchards where this method of care has been 

 profitalDle. It is, with few exceptions, only by con- 

 stant cultivation and care that we can expect large 

 fruit and an abundance of it, but this work can be so 

 cheaply done Avith the tools described for the cultivation 



