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to allow of more light and air reaching the swelling 

 fruit ; and in the autumn the growing shoots should 

 he cut back, as shown in Fig. 17. 



The thinning or reduction of size of fruit-spurs, 

 as shown in Fig. 19, belongs more to general culture 

 of fruit-trees than the moulding of young trees into 



Fig. 17.— IVnit-spar with 

 Wood-shoots, the latter 

 cut back. 



Fig. 18. — Keeping Fruit-branches at Home. 



Fig. 19.— Thinning of Fruit-bearing Spurs. 



For the purpose of keeping Apple or other fruit- 

 trees in good form — or at home, as it is called — the 

 shortening hack of the branches is often practised, as 

 shown in Fig 18, whether these branches are clothed 

 with fruit-buds, as there shown, or with wood- 

 buds. 



form. But an illustration of it is given here to 

 complete what is needful to a full comprehension of 

 the subject. It is obvious that trees may be injured 

 by an excess of fruit-bearing spurs even more readily 

 and seriously than bj- an excess of woody shoots; 

 and hence the importance of reducing the numbers. 



