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HOW TO PREPARE FRUIT TREES FOR PLANTING. 
Illustrations showing how they should he pruned before planting. In each ease an example is given of an tin- 
pruned and pruned tree. No. 1. Standard, with stem or trunk t hree to four feet clear of branches. Standard 
Apples, Pears, Cherries, and Plums have usually this form. No. 2. Dwarf Pear. The usual appearance of trees, 
two to three years from hud, prepared for training in pyramidal form. No. 3. Peach Tree. No. 4. Quince 
Tree. No. 5. Dwarf Apple, on Paradise Stock. 
TERMS USED IN DESCRIBING THE HABIT OF GROWTH. 
Referring to young trees of two to four years' growth. 
Vigorous.— Being those varieties of strong, rapid growth. Free.— Varieties which rank next to the above iD 
growth. Moderate. Vavietips which make a fair growth, some being slender growers, others slow growers. 
