Archive image from page 190 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA PRCNING. 187 better structure is brought into existence. First of all, by the removal of the great leverage which the high top exercised on the root, this at once gets a chance to obtain a firmer hold of the ground; the tree puts forth a new effort, and by a much more vigorous growth and healthier foliage, which act as new lungs to it, a correspondingly increased activity goes on under ground, forcing the formation of fresh rootlets, the trun
Archive image from page 190 of Culture of the citrus in. Culture of the citrus in California cultureofcitrusi00lelo Year: 1902 ( THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA PRCNING. 187 better structure is brought into existence. First of all, by the removal of the great leverage which the high top exercised on the root, this at once gets a chance to obtain a firmer hold of the ground; the tree puts forth a new effort, and by a much more vigorous growth and healthier foliage, which act as new lungs to it, a correspondingly increased activity goes on under ground, forcing the formation of fresh rootlets, the trunk begins to thicken in proportion, and so an altogether more satisfactory condition of things is established. The great necessity for a good and strong constitution is a proportionately large stem from the base up, since a tree, like a man, of a strong consti- tution can stand more than a cripple. Now, fixing our attention Fig. ;>—Baronlo method of pruning the lemon. (From a sketch by G. P Hall, of San Diego.) on Fig. 1, according to my plan the tree is branched too high, for 1 consider sixteen inches the best height, and if more it should not exceed two feet: it will therefore be noticed that on the stem about a foot below the first branch two suckers are already started, the intention being to let them run straight up, like the one shown in Fig. 2, then arch them over as seen in Fig. 3. Observe how the two suckers have been intentionally selected not to be exactly opposite, one about four inches below the other, this being essential to form strong, independent branches. It would require a great number of diagrams and a too lengthy description to attempt an explanation of the process whereby the perfect conditions of principle are secured. How weak
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