The practical fruit grower . Fig. 16. TOOLS FOR PRUNING. 21 a little black, green and brown coloring matter. The conditionof many of the apple orchards of the country is illustrated byFig. 16, while the more perfect form is shown in Fig. 15. Implements for Pruning.—For removing large branches, a sE=ssr Fig. 17. saw with a long narrow blade is best. Fig. 17 illustrates a veryserviceable form. For heading-in branches that are outgrowingtheir neighbors, to the injury of the form of the tree, and toremove insects nests and eggs, the pruning hook is very useful.

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