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_ THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
| : BURNETT & 
Decorators, 
a 
July 1, 1908 
SON, 
DELAIDE. 
Private Address—Angas Road, Clarence Park. 
most effective methods of producing fruit- 
_ bearing wood, By checking the spring 
growth the sap instead of being used to 
make large quantities of unnecessary 
wood is confined to the ripening of the © 
Ds remaining branch, thus materially assist- 
ing in the production of fruit-buds and 
- spur growths. The winter pruning of the 
_ apricot should consist mainly of thinning 
out the tree so as to afford opportunity 
for the spurs to mature, With the apple 
"summer pruning is also one of the most 
effective methods of furnishing the tree 
. with a good supply of fruit-bearing wood. 
* This should be done after the sap is well 
up in the tree, Inthe treatment of the 
apple .the centre of the tree should be 
kept well open, and lateral growth for 
“use in spur-production pruned back short 
so as to thoroughly ripen the wood. Most 
of the fruit of the apple is carried on the 
light wood of this description, which 
should be encouraged as low down in the 
tree as possible. As the fruit spurs became — 
too numerous and run into one another 
_ they should be shortened back to prevent 
crowding-out and overbearing. The chief 
- object of an intelligent pruner is to 
develop and distribute wood of this nature 
as much along the main arms of the tree 
as possibie, = Ede 
eee Oaretyss PRUNING, | : 
-. In their haste to complete pruning 
operations careless’ workmen frequently 
fail to give sufficient attention in severing 
the branches and often cause a great deal *- 
of damage by cutting them off too close ~ 
to the eye or in actually cutting through 
~ the eye itself. The commencement of the _ 
cut should be on the opposite side of the 
branch on which the eye is situated and 
slightly above the level of its base, finish- 
ing on the other side just above the 
point of the eye. When the cut com- 
mences below the base of the bud the 
ensuing growth is always liable to be 
snapped off by the weight of the crop or 
by the force of the wind. Another mistake 
made is to sever the branch midway 
between two eyes. After a while the wood 
left above the eye dies back, and retards 
the development of the newly-formed 
branch, In this connection, particularly 
with large size branches, the dead piece 
of .wood is likely to form a pocket in 
which the water may lodge and so set up 
rot, eventually making the branch unpro- 
ductive and necessitating its removal. 
All large branches should be severed in a 
slanting direction from as close to the 
base of the remaining limb as possible, 
and should the edges be rough they 
should be pared round with a sharp. knife 
so as to induce rapid healing. As soon 
after removal of the brench as possible 
such cuts should be treated with a coating 
of white lead or paint of some description — 
so that in the event uf rain, water will 
not find a lodgment on the surface. 
Moreover, such a dressing diminishes the 
possibility of the sun cracking the wood, 
and providing hiding places f-r the codlin 
moth and other pests. 
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creased yeild may be secured by a syste- 
conditions. . 
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I _ Country Orders promptly attended to 
“matic selection of seed from fields pro- ~ 
ducing the heavist crops under normal ~ 
Bi pone ss 
South Australian Hotel, 
: North terrace, Adelaide, 
__ November 18, 1907, 
Dear Mr Frisby—Let me thank you 
once more for the excellent manner in 
which you have tarned out my clothes, 
especially that silk suit and the white 
ducks, The cutting is quite up to the 
English standard, and as good as any- 
thing I have ever had, I hope to find 
you here when I come again, Wishing 
you success, believe me, yours sincerely, 
Juutus Kyiant, 
“ re 
Dy Appointment #4 “$ The Earl of 
y * __ Kintore, 
P.C., K.0.M.G,. 
CO., 
His Excellency 
BOWEN & 
GOLD CHAIN and 
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURERS, 
Gawler Place, 
“NEAR GRENFELL STREET. _ 
Pipes Mounted and Repaired. 
Gilding and Electroplating done for the: 
Trade. i Et 
Masonic Jewels of every description 
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