. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 416 APPENDIX. on a level with its top. These cross pieces support long slender bars parallel with the rafters, and formed on the top in the shape of a common 2 , i& sash-bar and to receive the glass. % Shortening-in the peach, p. 281. The great advantages of this system of pruning have been pointed out on p. 281. But those who have zS large
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 416 APPENDIX. on a level with its top. These cross pieces support long slender bars parallel with the rafters, and formed on the top in the shape of a common 2 , i& sash-bar and to receive the glass. % Shortening-in the peach, p. 281. The great advantages of this system of pruning have been pointed out on p. 281. But those who have zS large orchards can hardly be persuaded to adopt it,although the improvement in the fruit and in its increased value in market, would well repay the -c labor, especially if done with long-handled shears. These, with a little practice, enable the operator to work with great expedition. Flg'313' Where, however, this mode of pruning is neglected, and the heads begin to extend into long branches, with a naked centre, (fig. 314,) a more wholesale kind of pruning may be a- dopted. Three or four feet may in cases of necessity be taken off at a stroke, provided the cut be made close above a considerable side- branch, which leaves no stump, and causes the wound soon to heal over. Such pruning, when judiciously per- formed, so as to give a neat, round, open head, will in a year or two. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan
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