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again, the first year the trees must never feel the want of water. As 
with young animals, dwarfed in youth, always dwarfed. 
The second season the trees must be pruned to form a head that is 
shapely, but this pruning should be as light as possible to produce a 
Fic. 14.—Orange tree headed low. (Photo by A. D. Shamel.) 
symmetrical tree, as the abundant foliage is of signal use at this 
period. In Italy the trees are headed high (Fig. 13), so that one can 
walk under the lower hmbs. The practice of lower heading (Fig. 14) is 
much to be preferred. The lower branches should leave the ee at 
varying heights to avoid crotches and splitting. 
