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leafy branches, and another third of the tree 

 may be worked over. The third spring the bal- 

 ance of the old top may be cut away. Now the 

 old Ben Davis tree has none but Yellow Trans- 

 parent leaves. Next season it may produce a 

 full crop of Yellow Transparent apples. This 

 transformation is steadily winning favor in the 

 Ozark apple section — 'the home of the writer. 

 By grafting Yellow Transparents to Ben Davis 

 stock, the orchardist gelis a deeper, lustier root 

 system, a stronger, sturdier trunk, and much 

 wider spreading branches than he can secure 

 by growing true Yellow Transparent trees. 



Often old apple trees can profitably be made 

 over into new varieties. An old tree can be 

 forced into new life and vigor much quicker than 

 a young nursery tree can be brought to the bear- 

 ing stage. Fortunes have been made by rejuve- 

 nating old neglected and abandoned orchards. 

 Apple trees usually live to great age, and a tree 

 not badly broken or diseased is well worth mak- 

 ing over. Perhaps you know of one such to 

 experiment with ! Try it, there is no end of fas- 

 cination and satisfaction in the work. 



Dwarf trees often furnish amusement to the 

 nurseryman and to the dabbler in tree. science. 

 To make a dwarf tree we have only to set a bud 

 or scion from a rapidly growing species upon a 



