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on the light, warm, well-drained loams in which the peach de- 

 lights." In California the peach is evidently most commonly 

 used as a stock. In New York, both peach and plum— either 

 common plum or myrobalan — are used, and apricot on apricot is 

 practically vinknown. The trouble with the peach and plum 

 stocks is that the union is apt to be imperfect and to break under 

 stress of wind. Apricots on apricot have been tried and are 

 found to be short-lived ; and this fact, I am convinced, is mostly 

 or wholly because our soils are generally not adapted to the apri- 

 cot root. John Rock, of Niles, California, a well known and 

 respected authority upon nursery matters, writes me concerning 

 stocks for apricots, and 

 his statements are all the 

 more valuable in this con- 

 nection from the fact that 

 he has had much experi- 

 ence in New York state : 

 "We use peach, apricot 

 and myrobalan for stocks 

 for apricots. Peach is 

 best suited to deep rich 



alluvial soil, apricot for 

 heavy adobe and gravelly 



soils, and myrobalan for 



heavy soil that is too wet 



for apricot or peach roots- 



The union on peach is 



always good with us. 



On myrobalan the union 



is not so good, and some 



trees will break off. Trees 



are more liable to break 



at the union when budded 



late in the season, when 



the sap has stopped flow- /• Union of Moorpark Apricot ivith 



ing. Buds cut too heavy peach root. 



and not tied firm, make a weak u!non, as a callus forms behind the 



bud and pushes it off. 



