Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . Fig. 104.—A li^lit unin^ ,mc1i umii-i kci-ps Ui.^ liuiue ? tiees within bounds. Thewinter cover crop of rye makes the work more pleasant and benefits the soil. (IndianaStation.). Fig. 105.—Fruit spurs of apple. A to 4, shows one years growth marked by the ringsor scars of the terminal bud scales. B, shows where fruit was attached; the number of cropsmay be counted. The fruit buds, C, are downy and are larger than shoot buds, £>• (IndianaStation.) 182 THE HOME ORCHARD—APPLE, PEAR, QUINCE 7. Ma
Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . Fig. 104.—A li^lit unin^ ,mc1i umii-i kci-ps Ui.^ liuiue ? tiees within bounds. Thewinter cover crop of rye makes the work more pleasant and benefits the soil. (IndianaStation.). Fig. 105.—Fruit spurs of apple. A to 4, shows one years growth marked by the ringsor scars of the terminal bud scales. B, shows where fruit was attached; the number of cropsmay be counted. The fruit buds, C, are downy and are larger than shoot buds, £>• (IndianaStation.) 182 THE HOME ORCHARD—APPLE, PEAR, QUINCE 7. Make all cuts close tothe axis, (Fig. 106). Neverleave a stub to die and causedisease. 8. Make all cuts as smoothas possible and paint thewounds of large cuts, to pre-vent decay. 9. Avoid cutting large limbsif possible. This may be donebest when annual pruning isdiligently followed. Thinning Fruit.—Figure107 shows young apples be-fore and after thinning. Thiswork is done when the fruit is quite small. The clusters are re-duced to single fruits. Removed fruit may be dropped to theground to be eaten by pigs.
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