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A frequent examination of their condition should be made 

 during the growing season, and with good judgment, and 

 small sacrifice of wood, great good may be effected. This 

 should consist in stopping rambling, or rampant shoots, 

 either by pinching their buds with the thumb and finger, 

 or cutting them back with the knife : here, however, is 

 the point to exercise great judgment. In branching the 

 tree it should be an object from the first, to divide the 

 head among more than two main limbs, since the division 

 into only two is more apt to be followed by injury from 

 splitting in after years, from the weight of the fruit and 

 foliage, than when the strain is more divided. 



St. Lotjis. 



Remarks. — So called by the Chairman. A large yel- 

 low peach, native of this country. Chiefly valuable for 

 its large size, and marketable qualities. — Fruits of Mis- 

 souri, by Thomas Allen, of St. Louis. 



TETOK DE VENUS. Form, i-ound, divided* by fur- 

 row.s ; flesh, red near stone ; color, fine yellow, red down 

 next sun ; size, 1; quality, 1; season, August; freestone. 



EemAbks. — See Late Admirable ; identical. 



TiLLOTSON. Form, round; leaves, glandless; flowers, 

 small ; flesh, white, red at stone ; color, nearly white, red 

 dots, dark red next sun ; size, 2 ; quality, 1 ; season, July, 



EEif ARKS. — A few days before the Early York. Amer- 

 ican. Eequires a good rich soil. It is nearly the earliest 

 fruit known. Trees hardy, but not good bearers while 

 young. Very good for early marketing. Juicy, rich, 

 high flavor. 



TIPPECANOE. Form, roumdish; glands, reniform; 



