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HORTICTTLTURAL MANTIAL. 



The cherry and plum do not stand severe pruning after 

 they attain some size. Hence it is important to start the 

 top properly when transplanting. 



Fig 5. — Apple-tree encased Fig. 6. — Yoving peach-tree as 



in lath screen. ( After GofE. ) pruned for setting in the 



South. (After Bailey.) 



28. Leaf- and Fruit-buds.— Buds that appear in the axil 

 of the leaf are in some respects like seeds. Indeed seme 

 bads, such as those of the tiger lily, drop to the earth and 

 germinate like seeds. The grape and some other fruits 

 and shrubs also grow from planted buds with a little wood 



