256 .TOUKNAL OF THE KOYAL HOETICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 
MISTAKES IN ORCHARD MANAGEMENT, AND HOW THEY 
MAY BE AVOIDED. 
By Mr. John Ettle, F.R.H.S. 
[Bead October 23, 1900.] 
The whole of the ilkistrations in this paper, with the exception of fig. 3, 
are reproduced from photographs taken in Somerset. It must not, however, 
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Fig. 124. — A Young Tree infested with American Blight. 
be supposed that in Somerset alone can such mistakes be found, as I believe 
it quite possible that similar ones are made in the neighbouring counties 
of Devon and Gloucester, as well as in others farther away, Hereford and 
Worcester among them. My object will be to point out a few mistakes most 
commonly made by nurserymen, landowners, and tenants ; in the way 
trees are sometimes sent out ; in the way some owners treat their tenants, 
and some tenants treat their landlords ; in the practical details of orchard 
work, such as selecting varieties and sites, planting, staking, pruning, and 
manuring trees. I am fully aware that to many my remarks may not be 
