. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 89.—Beginning of Third Year. Fig. go.—Summer of Third Year. bottom. The result of this cutting down is shown, in Fig. 89, which is the same plant after further growth, and which is again to be cut down at the line c; this may be done in the spring of the third year, if the hedge has been well managed and kept vigorous. This shearing will not be more than four or five inches high. Nervous people " cannot bear" thus to cut down their beau
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 89.—Beginning of Third Year. Fig. go.—Summer of Third Year. bottom. The result of this cutting down is shown, in Fig. 89, which is the same plant after further growth, and which is again to be cut down at the line c; this may be done in the spring of the third year, if the hedge has been well managed and kept vigorous. This shearing will not be more than four or five inches high. Nervous people " cannot bear" thus to cut down their beautiful growing hedges—and of course never have a good one. But if the work has been unflinchingly done, the hedge will present by early summer of the third. Fig. 91.—Beginning of Fourth Year. Fig. 92.—End of Fourth Year or Begin- ning of Fifth. year, the fine broad-based, thickened appearance at the bot- tom, as represented by Fig. 90. The next pruning, to be done at the beginning of the fourth year, is shown in Fig. 91, as indicated by lines meeting at e, when the hedge for the first time begins to assume the form of a roof. The previous shearings (or rather mowings) are shown by the dotted lines c and d. Fig. 92 shows the subsequent cuttings—first by the lines meeting at h, and afterward at 0. The latter may be. 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); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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