. Culture of the citrus in California . Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA—PRUNING. 181 it growing, and all tlie fruit conapatible with its age and strength. (0 Branches should never be so crowded as to preclude the free admission of light and air between them. (m) In order that a tree might have the sap evenly distrib- uted, its main branches must be of equal size and run out at similar angles. (n) A limb which branches off at an acute angle is liable to split at the Fig. 1—Baronio mettioci of pruning tlie lemon. (From a sketch by G. P. Hall, of San Diego.) (o) A lim
. Culture of the citrus in California . Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. THE LEMON IN CALIFORNIA—PRUNING. 181 it growing, and all tlie fruit conapatible with its age and strength. (0 Branches should never be so crowded as to preclude the free admission of light and air between them. (m) In order that a tree might have the sap evenly distrib- uted, its main branches must be of equal size and run out at similar angles. (n) A limb which branches off at an acute angle is liable to split at the Fig. 1—Baronio mettioci of pruning tlie lemon. (From a sketch by G. P. Hall, of San Diego.) (o) A limb which branches off at a blunt angle is not liable to split. (p) A limb (like a chain) is no stronger than its weakest point, and therefore there must be no weak points about it. (q) The strongest points of a limb must commence at its base. (r) Foundation branches can never be built too strong. (.s) Limbs seldom break down by mere weight, but mostly by vibration, which brings all the strain on the weakest point at 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 California. State Board of Horticulture; Lelong, Byron Martin, 1856-1901. Sacramento : State Printing
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