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seldom stop to consider the location of the 

 flower buds when we go to prune our trees or 

 vines. We give but little thought to the habits 

 of growth and formation of buds on the differ- 

 ent varieties of fruit trees. Our attention is 

 seldom called to the difference in their location 

 on the different kinds of trees. Unless we 

 recognize some of these habits, peculiarities or 

 differences as related to both the art and science 

 of pruning, we cannot hope to be successful in 

 the building of our trees. At the same time, 

 pruning them in such a manner as to get the 

 largest amount of high class fruit in color, size 

 and flavor. 



Art and Science of Pruning as Related 



TO Fruit Buds. — ^When we think of art and 

 science let us remember that the art is the 

 knowing HOW and the science is the knowing 

 WHY trees should be pruned, and the effect. 

 We are fast coming to realize the importance 

 of the science of pruning. Having become 

 convinced that it is not enough to simply know 

 how a limb should be cut off, but that we must 

 be able to give a reason for doing the work at 

 a certain time in order that certain results may 

 be brought about. In no way is this more ap- 

 parent than in the study of pruning with re- 

 gard to the location and formation of the fruit 



