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Show Pruning the Peach Tree. A correct form of top In needed to Insure fruit bcnrlng an I longevity of the tree. If the opportunity In In-t to obtnln thin desirable f.irm of top In the early growth of the tree It In for-rep for-rep lout for that tree. I'rmilim the reennd ami third your In done on the same principle aa for tho tint yenr. DurlnK thine early singes In tho growth of tho tree the Ideal should be Cut . Three-Yrnr-niii Tree tn HUtlon uichurd. kept constantly In mind while pruning, prun-ing, o tlmt the tree would Imvo as Ide spreading top as powdblo In order or-der that a large area of lent surface ' might be exported to tho sunshine and atmosphere, thus cuiihllng tho It to carry a heavy load of largo and hli'hly colored fruit. In cut 7 It ahown an average three-year-old peach treo of tho Generul Leo variety aa (trown In tho orehard of the Texas ilnllon, It Is a genernl typo of true found In that peach orchard, or-chard, whure three consecullvo crops of penclieti have been borne with acarcoly a limb being broken by an ovorload of fruit A ladder baa Dot v, been found neecssnry In gathering the fruit from those treea. In cut 8 la ahown the aame tree aft- -Cut l.-Sams Tree glmwn In Cut 7, After lTunlli. r pruning. This treo li now able to bear at bast three bushela of fine fruit. About half the fruit-bearing wood haa been cut nwa, It paya much - . better to produce one largo, lino peach ' j than It docs to produce two smnll, In- - Cerlor oaaa. Title tree v will - make ' ample wood growth for tho aucceodlng , " year'a fruitage. The low top will not be In tho wsy of cultivation any more than the one shown In cut 9. The grass and werda that grow under uch low headed trcea havo given but Utllo trouble. l)y use of tho extcn- 1 Cat L IJeadtd Back but Pruned Too f limn. 5 aton d!ao barrow, the treea can be cut- f tlvated aa cloaely aa necessary. Btrong wlnda will not have auch leverage on the top of this tree as to bend It over or ahake the fruit off. The trunk of the tree la ao well thaded by Ita own limbs that there la acnrcely any liability lia-bility of sun acnld ao frequently found In orchards of the Western Stales. A man can atand on tho ground and gather every peach from Hill tree. Tho limbs will ni-i-d no jrop, nor will f they break or split off. If spraying iahould be found nccci-sriry It will uot be found dlillcult to do. Of course. If lock bo allowed to run looso In the orchard, more damage will be done to v" Vf 'V 1 ) Cut IS. KReet of Fruit en Ends of Long ! these low-headed treea than to high-beaded high-beaded ones, but It la not advisable to plant orchards for grazing purposes, i It should alio bo remembered that the trunk la stronger when the limbs t come out at different p aces. I Trees that are pruneti too high 1 I ! throw out water sprout lower down. to shade the trunk and conform more h'Mriy to the natural bnMt of the tre. Cnntlnui ulv pruning off ttieo v,aier sproiit-i 1-t lurvely a waste of energy, both to tlie f. . and man. and frciiHi-iitly pruning will be found ne-ccscary ne-ccscary to keep them olT. In cut 9 Is shown a tree pruned very hl-.h. The top brnnchca that remain are properly cut hack. The tree Is Just beginning to throw out n lame number of water sprouts lower down on the trunk. Mla-tskes Mla-tskes were made by pruning off the llmln a, b, c, d. e and f. This form of top la also very undesirable. Hut Utile hearing wood ban been left. Cut 10 shows a tree with top funned very high. Tho- drawing la made from a photograph of an Indian peach trie growing In an orchard on tho north side of tho Allcihsny Monn tains In southwest Virginia. Tho trees Mood very cloie toyedicr eu a rich, undid soil; conen'iently no water sprout were b"lng thrown out lower down on the trunk. The tree was bearing bear-ing lie tlmt crop of fruit, which wns a very heavy one. The limbs hud to be propped up to keep them from sptlttltK and breaking c.lf. H nrcely nny biarlm; wood for the following year wis belnit formed. The fruit wa extremely email and of Inferior flavor. Kearcely nny fruit foul 1 be enpi'i-ted from the tree the following year. The ends of (he llmbi were not headed In, nor was the fruit thinned. A ladder wa.s ncccm-nry to gather much of the fruit. A heavy storm would havo blown off much of tho fruit and al- .:,,L. yr Cut II. -Tree Ilfnt Over by Fruit, most ruined tho orchard. This form of treo la as difficult to cultivate under, un-der, without Injury to the tree, as a properly formed low topped treo. Cut 11 shows a trio In the earns orchard or-chard with the top formed extremely high. The top of the trio waa bent over till It nearly touched the ground. If left alone, tho treo Is practically ruined. t arnii rs' lli vlew. Causa of Sunscald. Wo do not oppreclnto sometimes what It means to nc-lcct our treea. Tako a treo which In bended high, for Instance Tlio trunk of the treo la exposed to the rnys of tho aouth and west sun during tho winter season, nud mnny poisons think nothing of this. Yet tents hnvn proven that tho tempeiaturo of tho bark on tho southwest south-west side of a treo trunk thus exposed ex-posed la 23 degrees higher than the temperaluro of tlio atmosphere. This has been demonstrated by Inserting a small thermometer beneath tho bark. Now, aiippimo tho temperuturo of tho aUuufcoljtuu ls-Xu .4j'e, wiilctt la iruquijitiy the case In soma daye during tho winter, when the sun Is brlcht. Add 23 degrees to this, and you have the temperature of the bark at 73 degrees. Now, at this temperature tempera-ture the bark ran start to grow, and tlio sap become actlvo. This condition condi-tion exists during tho day, but at night tbo teniperaturo drops, the bark Is bound to bo nllcctod, and damago results. A few days of this condition, and by relaxing and contracting the bark baa becomo loosened from tha trunk, and dies. Thus we bave the condition known as sunscald, which many persons havo supposed waa caused In the summer season, whon aa a matter of fact tho damage was dona In tbo winter. A aunacaldod tree Is then apt to be attackod by flat-beaded borers and other Inaects, and the decay of tho tree gets In. To havo protected' tha aouth and west sides of tie trea trunk from tha direct rays of the sun In the winter time would have prevented this trouble-Prof. trouble-Prof. Wnltten. Body Blight of Psae Treea. This disease works on the trunk and larger limbs of pear trees. It Is easily recognised on the trunks of trees that are not old enough to be covered with rought bark. The first appoarance of tbo dlaease la In the spring when dark sunken spots are seen scattered over tlio trunk. These spots are round or oval in outline and gradually Increase In size until the latter part of the gruwlng season, A distinct boundary lino Is then formed by the shrinking of the dead tissue At this time the dead bark can bo easily removed tn one placo. Tho Inner bark remains sound and surfers but llttlo, if any, the I first year. If this dead bark la not removed re-moved It becouiea very dry and hard and In two or three years forma auch a heavy layer of dead bark Uiut the treo becouiea barkbouud. If this condition con-dition Is not removed the tree stops growing and dies. Tho dead bark should bo removed as soon aa found. Tho trees should bo gone over In tho spring about the tlmo growth starts and all diseased bark removed. Treo washes and fungicides fun-gicides seem tn havo no valuo either In preventing the disease or checking Its spread. Removing the diseased bark and thoroughly cleaning the trunk and linger limbs seem to bo a sure and ellicleut remedy. which Alexander repeated tho com mand In a louder voice: "8tandNl sir!" This time the Highlander explalneil "I ranna, Alec, I cauna; ma kilt's owct short." I On the same occasion Charles Love-day Love-day waa the Captain Thornton of the cast Ho had a cold and coughed frequently fre-quently while speaking. Whereupon Alexander unsyni pathetically drew attention at-tention to his lllnoss by saying In an audible aside: "lord preserve ua and deliver ua frae the asthmatics! army." The Orsatett Living Actors? Which are the six living actors or actresses in the world who have done the most for dramallo or lyrlo art? A lady beads the list, who, aa was to be expected. Is Mme. Sarah Bernhardt Bern-hardt She has secured 14.P97 votes, and beats by nearly ,000 the elder Coquelln, who comes second, U. Mou-net Mou-net Bully Is third, supported by ll,7t admirers. The only other ladles be-sldos be-sldos Mme. Bernhardt on the list are Klonora Duse, who Is fourth, with 1,117 votes, and Mmes. llojane and Adeline Pattl, who follow hor with 6.697 and 4,216 respectively. Sir Henry Irvlng's nsme waa sent In by 1,431 readors. London Telegraph. Tyrone Power. Tyrone Power was born In London In 1869, and hla glvon name Is not pronounced "Tyranny," If be does play t - Tyrone Power, heavy characters. Ho Is the ion of Harold Power, the grandson of Tyrone Power, an Irish comedian of fstuo In his day, and he lias an undo, Sir William Will-iam Tyrone Power, K. C. D., who Is an officer In the English army. j I ' ;( plays wore presented with success. Then he waa with Blr Henry Irving and Miss Terry at the Indon Lyceum and camo anal , to America to create the part of Judaa In "Mary or Mng-dalo," Mng-dalo," which promises to Increase bis fame. His ambition la to star In a special production of "Tha Merchant of Venice" Da Wolf Hopper's Explanation. At a recent dinner given to members mem-bers of tho theatrical profosslon In Providence, a vaudeville entertainment was on tbe program, and He Wolf Hopper, Hop-per, who waa present, happened to alt next to an Kr;!Uh metubor of Charles Hawtory's company named Stephenson. Stephen-son. During tbe entertainment one of the performers sang, "I Want's to De tbe Leading Lady," and one of the lines In tbe aong, something about "making Bernhardt look Ilka thirty cents," attracted at-tracted Mr. Stephenson's attention. He turned to Hopper and Inquired: "I say, old chsp, what does that mean? 'Make Bernhardt look like thirty cents.' It's awfully queer, you know." In his most sepulchral tone and without a ausplclsn of a smile, Mr. Hopper volunteered: "I'll toll you, old chap. That It merely a colloquial expression Indlcv tlve of tbe acme of mediocrity." Channes In "The Wizard. Julian Mitchell, Mlsa Paula Edwards, Ed-wards, Miss Killih llutcblns and twolve Broadway "show girls" wont to Chicago to ad'' Interest to the local en- j gagoment of "The Wliard of Ox." From tho front of tho theater Mr. Mitchell and the two row prlnclpala scrutinized tho performance, while the "show girls" spent the evening with the wardrobe woman getting nioasurod for tholr costumes. Olen McHonouKh has wrltton a now third act for "Tlio Wizard." wheroln the adventures of Utile Uurnthy, the scarocrow, and tlio tin woodman aro terminated In Kansas, where they bo-gin. bo-gin. There are also now songs and now music. Worthy Remembrance. W. 8. Hart of "Tbo Suburban" company com-pany la especially proud of a presentation presenta-tion copy of "Hen llur," which has rcachod him from Its distinguished author, Qencral Wallace. On tho fly leaf Is tho following Inscription: "To W. 8. Hart, tlin First Mesnla "I wrlto my name hero, and along with It send you a wholo world of good wishes. I.KVV WALLACU. "Ciawfonlsvlllc, Ind., Doc. 2, l'Ju2." Mr. Hart created tlio rolo of Mesala and playod It for a season. For a short tlmo he also played the title part In the Wallsce play |
