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Granny Smith. — A first class New South Wales seedling and a \'ariety well 

 worth growing for long storing or export. The tree bears on the lateral well and 

 on short spurs and should be treated in a similar manner to the Jonathan. It is 

 a strong grower and, after it reaches five years of age, if the gi'owth is in excess, the 

 leaders may be let go for a season, care being taken to bring them back cine half 

 the following winter. Figures 21 and 22 sliow a five-year old tree mipruned 

 and primed. 



Xotc. — Whenever the leaders of trees are allowed t<.i go unpruned they should 

 always be brought back one-third to one-half according to their strength and 

 length the following winter ; also the leaders should be thinned out, only those 

 required permaneiith- being left unpruned, all^ others being removed, otherwise the 



Fig. 20. 

 Sonip limbs of an aged Eome Beauty. 



tree is too crowded, and not only the permanent leaders are weakened but also 

 the lateral and spur growth is not developed properly. Figures 58 and ,59 

 illustrate how this should he done. 



Cleopatra. — This is a strong, hardy grower. It should be planted on the 

 higher drier land owing to its liability to " JJitter pit." The tree is inclined to 

 be upright and should be forced well open during the first few years, pruning so 

 as to admit plenty of air and light. The Cleopatra is inclined to overbear and to 

 bear very young, and often stunts from this cause. Devote the first fovir years 

 to getting a good, roomy, strong tree by pruning fairly hard both top and lateral 

 growoh. The leaders can then be left longer each pruning until the growth lessens ; 



