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in young or recently planted trees, to paralyze the 

 action of the root. The best plan is to use the finger 

 and thumb on all such, towards the end of this month, 

 when they are about six inches in length : this will 

 prevent the energies of the tree from being directed 

 into a wrong channel, and tend to fructify the remain- 

 ing branches, by admitting an increased amount of 

 light. If any of the young trees in course of training 

 possess leading young shoots which have taken a 

 wrong direction, such may be disbudded altogether, 

 providing another young shoot can be selected of some 

 strength, and which has a tendency to assist in com- 

 pleting the general form of the tree. 



In the early part of June, and indeed until Mid- 

 summer, much attention is necessary as to destroying 

 caterpillars, and carrying on the picking operations sug- 

 gested for May. If any of the trees begin casting 

 their fruit, it may be considered indicative of either 

 draught or feebleness of constitution ; generally the 

 former ; and the best remedy is to give the tree a 

 thorough soaking of water, to which some guano or 

 other manure should be added. When valuable kinds 

 have set too thick, they should receive a light thin- 

 ning in the fruit, in the end of June ; this will assist 

 the tree much both as to the present crop and its 

 future stability. 



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