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nothing but worthless fruit after it has been reno- 

 vated. Of course, any healthy tree, no matter how 

 worthless the fruit is ordinarily, may be grafted to 



FIG. 59 — SAME TREE AFTER TWO YEARS — ^RETOPPED 



any desirable variety, and this regrafting of unde- 

 sirable tops to better varieties is often an impor- 

 tant item in the whole program of renovation. At 

 the same time this grafting is hard work and pre- 



