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  satisfactorily 
  on 
  the 
  pecan, 
  but 
  last 
  season 
  (1913) 
  in 
  an 
  experiment 
  

   we 
  got 
  good 
  results 
  from 
  ordinary 
  shield 
  budding 
  by 
  taking 
  scions 
  

   from 
  a 
  tree 
  that 
  had 
  matured 
  and 
  ripened 
  its 
  growth 
  up 
  early 
  and 
  

   setting 
  the 
  buds 
  on 
  young, 
  sappy 
  growth 
  of 
  the 
  pignut 
  hickory, 
  

   Hicoria 
  Glabra. 
  The 
  scions 
  from 
  which 
  these 
  buds 
  were 
  taken 
  were 
  

   cut 
  to 
  test 
  patch 
  budding 
  on 
  the 
  shagbark 
  and 
  when 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  

   that 
  the 
  growth 
  had 
  hardened 
  and 
  the 
  bark 
  would 
  not 
  peel, 
  the 
  

   buds 
  were 
  cut 
  and 
  inserted 
  by 
  ordinary 
  shield 
  budding, 
  as 
  practiced 
  

   on 
  the 
  apple, 
  peach, 
  etc. 
  This 
  experiment 
  was 
  made 
  with 
  little 
  or 
  

   no 
  hope 
  of 
  success, 
  so 
  that 
  my 
  surprise 
  can 
  well 
  be 
  imagined, 
  when 
  

   the 
  wrapping 
  was 
  removed 
  and 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  that 
  every 
  bud 
  had 
  

   united 
  with 
  the 
  stocks! 
  These 
  buds 
  have 
  made 
  better 
  growth 
  the 
  

   present 
  season 
  than 
  have 
  the 
  grafts 
  set 
  the 
  past 
  spring, 
  as 
  might 
  be 
  

   expected. 
  This 
  may 
  be 
  a 
  freak 
  and 
  we 
  may 
  not 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  again 
  

   duplicate 
  the 
  results, 
  at 
  least 
  in 
  more 
  extensive 
  practice, 
  but 
  I 
  am 
  

   inclined 
  to 
  think 
  that 
  we 
  will, 
  under 
  similar 
  conditions. 
  The 
  

   shagbark, 
  without, 
  any 
  manipulation, 
  ripens 
  and 
  hardens 
  up 
  its 
  

   growth 
  early 
  in 
  the 
  season 
  and 
  it 
  would 
  appear 
  that 
  these 
  condi- 
  

   tions 
  could 
  easily 
  be 
  dupUcated, 
  at 
  least 
  in 
  average 
  seasons. 
  Young 
  

   stocks 
  of 
  either 
  the 
  pecan 
  or 
  pignut 
  hickory 
  hold 
  their 
  sap 
  much 
  

   later 
  than 
  does 
  the 
  shagbark 
  and 
  are 
  in 
  good 
  condition 
  for 
  budding 
  

   after 
  the 
  shagbark 
  is 
  dormant. 
  We 
  have 
  practiced 
  this 
  method 
  on 
  

   the 
  chestnut 
  for 
  several 
  years 
  with 
  very 
  satisfactory 
  results. 
  The 
  

   chestnut 
  may 
  be 
  budded 
  almost 
  as 
  easily 
  as 
  the 
  apple 
  or 
  pear, 
  and 
  

   with 
  nearly 
  as 
  good 
  results, 
  by 
  ordinary 
  shield 
  budding, 
  by 
  taking 
  

   scions 
  for 
  budding 
  from 
  an 
  old 
  bearing 
  tree 
  which 
  has 
  matured 
  and 
  

   ripened 
  its 
  growth 
  up 
  early 
  and 
  setting 
  the 
  buds 
  on 
  young, 
  sappy 
  

   seedling 
  stocks 
  growing 
  under 
  cultivation 
  in 
  the 
  nursery. 
  The 
  

   paragon 
  chestnut, 
  especially, 
  ripens 
  its 
  growth 
  up 
  very 
  early 
  when 
  

   the 
  tree 
  is 
  carrying 
  a 
  good 
  crop 
  of 
  chestnuts, 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  month, 
  

   in 
  average 
  seasons, 
  when 
  buds 
  may 
  be 
  taken 
  from 
  it 
  and 
  set 
  on 
  young 
  

   stocks 
  in 
  the 
  nursery. 
  This 
  condition 
  might 
  be 
  brought 
  about 
  on 
  

   younger 
  trees 
  from 
  which 
  buds 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  taken 
  by 
  withholding 
  nitro- 
  

   genous 
  fertilizers 
  and 
  cultivation, 
  or, 
  if 
  necessary, 
  by 
  root 
  pruning. 
  

   Root 
  pruning 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  too 
  severe 
  as 
  a 
  sudden 
  check 
  on 
  the 
  

   growth 
  in 
  the 
  growing 
  season 
  might 
  interfere 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  with 
  the 
  

   storing 
  up 
  of 
  "starch" 
  or 
  "dormant 
  plant 
  food" 
  in 
  the 
  scion. 
  

   Any 
  condition 
  or 
  conditions 
  that 
  will 
  serve 
  to 
  induce 
  early 
  maturing 
  

   and 
  ripening 
  of 
  the 
  wood 
  growth 
  on 
  trees 
  from 
  which 
  buds 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  

   taken 
  will 
  be 
  satisfactory, 
  and 
  by 
  using 
  nitrogenous 
  fertilizers 
  and 
  

   liberal 
  cultivation 
  on 
  the 
  stocks 
  to 
  be 
  budded, 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  

   good 
  condition 
  of 
  sap 
  well 
  into 
  September 
  in 
  average 
  seasons. 
  

  

  