Sometimes, as is the case of peach and plum trees, which are often dwarfed, the plants are thrown into a flowering states, and then, as they flower freely year after year, they have little inclination to make vigorous growth. — Robert Fortune

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Mini who’s who:

Robert Fortune : Scottish Scientist
Born:  September 16, 1812
Died:  April 13, 1880