THE PEACH. 



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them the two lower leaves. To avoid this, M. Grin 

 recommends an operation, of which we have proved the 



Fig. 160.— Irregular Branch with One Shoot, pinched too late. 



efficacy. As soon as one of the vigorous shoots appears, 

 an incision about half an inch long is made with the 

 point of the grafting-knife on one of its sides of attach- 

 ment to the principal shoot A (fig. 159). The incision 



