THE PEACH. 



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possible ; by this means tbe sligbt deformity at each 

 point, from which the new extension springs, is less 

 apparent, and the place of the cut is better shaded from 

 the sun, and more readily heals. 



During the following summer the development of 

 the three buds must be watched ; if other branches 



Fig. 114.— Peach, Palmette Form, 

 First Year. 



Fig. 115.— Peach, Second 

 Year. 



grow upon them, they must be pinched when they 

 have grown to six inches, and be suppressed entirely 

 when the reserved shoots have attained a length of 

 16 inches. The side branches must be maintained at 



