TTRAMIDAL FEAGEES IN FOW. 



135 



PICTORIAL PRACTICE. — PLAIN HINTS IN FEW WORDS. 



FIG. 99.— FRUIT TREES IN POTS-CLOSE PYRAMIDAL PEACH TREE IN 



BEARING. 



Af tree three years old from the hud (pages 130 avd i::i2, C): a, leading shoot or continual ion 

 of stem: b, j^oint of stopping leading shoot (aho at G inches) ; c, leading lateral taken 

 upright as a continuation of the stem, and not slopped because not exceeding 6 inches 

 in length ; d, laterals not pinched because they are not over 6 inches in length ; e, side 

 shoots not pruned because they are not over 6 inches long; f, top-dressing of rich 

 com2)ost ; g, roots from the pot running into the border. 



