GENERAL OA TA LOG UE. 



FORMS OF FRUIT TREES, AS USUALLY SOLD FROM THE NURSERY. 



1. 2. 3. 



No. 1. Standard, witli stem or trunk three to fonr feet clear of branches. Standard Apples, Pears, 

 Cherries and Plums, have usually this form. 



No. 2. Dv.'AKF Apples, on Paradise stock, liave usually this form. 



No. 3. Dwarf Tkees. The usual appearance of Dwarf Pear trees, two to three years from bud, 

 prepared for training in pyramidal form, 



TERMS USED IN DESCnilRING THE HABIT OF GliOWTII. 



Referring to youwj trees of tvo to four years' yroicth. 



Vigorous. — Being those varieties of strong, rapid growth. 

 Free. — Varieties which rank next to the above in growth. 



MODEBATE. — Varieties which make a fair growth, some being slender growers, others slow growers. 



