cases for the. past three years. Kiijjure 55 shows an aged Stunner, ilhistrating 

 the correct method of pniiiiiig with strong leadei's. 



Tlie spru's so increase and multiply in this A'ariety as the tree ages that it is 

 necessary to heavily thin them, otherwise they rolj eacli otlier, the Hcn\ers become 

 \\"eak and sterile and the tree does not set its crop \\ell. 



Muiircis Favourite or Dwim'a t^ccdliiuj. — J.)oes particirlarly well in this State 

 and is a lii'st class apple both for the English and (jiennan markets and for cold 

 storing. The tree is a strong vigorous grower, rather slow in conhng into bearing 

 but spui'swell both on natural shortspurs and on the lateral, which willdevelop spru'S 

 irj tM'o years if left unprmied. The lateral answers well to srmuner jiruiung. When 



Fig. 51. 



S)io«iiig the base of an aged Tive Grown clotlicd witli 



fruit. 



the tree reaches its fifth yeai' the leadei' should be let go for a spas(.)ii and then 

 brought back again the following season. If the laterals are left unpruned 

 they must be shortened in as soon as the spiu's develop. This \ariety, when the 

 leaders are permitted to go uujjruiied, often bears frrrit on the tips. The tips of 

 the leaders therefore should be removed, or the fruit removed immediately it 

 develops, otherwise the limVjs will he ]iermanently distorted by bending over. 

 All varieties which ha^'e this habit of forming fruit on the tips, when the leaders 

 are left unshortened, should be treated in this maiuier. Figures o(i and 57 

 show a four year old tree unpruned and prruied. Figure 58 shows a six year 

 old Dunn's Seedling which was not headed back the previous winter, but the 



