. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Pruning and Training Plants 119 food substance that would be used in ma- turing the seed is used to build new flower- buds. 182. Pruning to Pro- tect Plants from dis- ease and mechanical injury is often neces- sary. Dead branches may fall and do much injury to the other limbs unless removed; or, they may become diseased by the fungi of decay and transmit the disease to the heart-wood of the trunk, thus mak- ing the plant weaker. Fig. 62. Dead or diseased branches, such as pear blight, should be cut off bel
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Pruning and Training Plants 119 food substance that would be used in ma- turing the seed is used to build new flower- buds. 182. Pruning to Pro- tect Plants from dis- ease and mechanical injury is often neces- sary. Dead branches may fall and do much injury to the other limbs unless removed; or, they may become diseased by the fungi of decay and transmit the disease to the heart-wood of the trunk, thus mak- ing the plant weaker. Fig. 62. Dead or diseased branches, such as pear blight, should be cut off below the dis- eased part, and burned to prevent the spread of the ^'-*%. 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 Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869- joint author. Sherman, Tex. , Ferguson Publishing Company
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