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NOTES OF OBSERVATIONS ON INFLUENCE OF STOCK ON 



THE BUD. 



BY H. C. FREEMAN, ALTO PASS. 



The effect of stock on the bud has been somewhat discussed, 

 and so far as has come to my knowledge, only on theoretical grounds. 



I propose to describe, briefly, some personal observations on this 

 point, as effecting peaches. A peach — a seedling of somewhat 

 remarkable and distinctive characteristics, was budded on young 

 nursery stock according to the common practice. All the buds were 

 taken from a single tree, the budding all done at one time, and the 

 trees all set in the orchard together at one time. The observations 

 to be described have been repeated for several years from the same 

 individual trees. 



The fruit of the parent tree from which the buds were taken, 

 was large, high colored, juicy, rich flavored, yellow meat, free stones, 

 and peculiar shaped stone. All of these features were modified on 

 many of the bearing budded trees. 



The buds when fruited, although all showing the mother trees, 

 presented on many trees unmistakable differences, and to a close 

 observer accustomed to peaches, quite marked differences. 



From an idea of securing greater hardiness, but perhaps more 

 from greater ease of getting them in quantity, it is the practice to 

 get the seed of the common old southern varieties of small seedlings 

 for planting to grow nursery stock to bud on. In this way a variety 

 of pits will come mixed together, but, for the most part, freestones. 

 Of such I have seen many — it seems to me as many as fifty varieties 

 — in bearing. Some of them, for quality of flavor, equal to the 

 best of the larger, choice, cultivated varieties, the objection to them 

 for market being only their small size. The " plum peaches," or 

 clingstones, though small, are generally good, and some are of par- 

 ticularly fine quality, the objection for market being only their small 

 size. 



Of the clings in this class of " plum peaches," there are one or 

 more varieties with high color, dark skinned, with a rich purple 

 shoulder. 



