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them, clustered close in the head of the tree, most of the first 
crop will be found. Though some trees, as stated, do bear 
earlier than the third summer, the fruit is not usually consid- 
ered of commercial account until the third summer. An en- 
graving is given of a peach tree just after its second winter prun- 
ing. It is a very good representative of the vase-form of a 
tree as grown in California. It has four main branches, each 
issuing from a different point on the stem, each permitted to 
Weak tree from 11l-spaced branches. 
carry two main branches, which are not arranged around the 
circumference, but some of them tending toward the center. At 
the third pruning more shoots have been left than are required 
by the rule, for, starting with four main branches, there are usu- 
ally sixteen left at the third pruning. 
