EDITOR'S TABLE. 



Ihc lowpr ones rnilo<I lo boar. I^ast fall I Brt n 8cir-rcgi8lering (hemionnptcr nmong the lower trees, and anollior 

 niiioii^ llie ii|i|iiT ciiu'M ; iiiul for several still u'tghla they reimrted live degrees difference. I changed them, and lliey 

 re|mrli-d the same difference. 



Wiirm air ascends, cild sinlis ; Imt there is a point I)eT<)n<l which warm air dors not riw, and on becoming cold, is 

 ready to fall. Now I tliiiili the fruit grower who loeaI<-s upon an altitude where this turning point Is found. Is a for- 

 tunate uinn ; he may have frosts above and below him, and repose in safety between the two. 1 shull make further 

 experiments through the winter, at ditlVrent elevations. 



I!y the way, these young trees were all slung by something, last summer, and a deposit made in the heart for from 

 one to two feet from the top down, at dilferi'nt places. I do not know the ini]) that did it His work resembles that 

 of the locust, which was not here. 1 shall cut off the toi)s of about three hundred, and burn the contemplated 

 progeny — llKiion's plan is the only one liy which these insect visitors are held at u resiiecU'ul distance. W. 13. 

 W.iLDO. — Juhnscillc, X. Y. 



(1) Spi'iiig budJing is sclilom practiccJ, being much less certain than cither grafting or the 

 common summer budding. The seions are cut as for grafting, and buried dcejily iu dry earth, to 

 retard them until vegetation is so far advanced that the bark of the stock rises freely, when the 

 buds are inserted as in the usual way. The buds must of court^e be taken ofT with a portion of 

 the wood attached. A kind of budding which the English call "scallop budding" can be per- 

 formed at the season of grafting, before growth commences. A bud is taken off the scion iu the 

 usual way, and a corresponding piece of bark and wood is taken oflf the stock. The bud is then 

 fitted on the stock so that the bark at the top and at least one side will be placed in even, close 

 contact, and is tied in the ordinary way. This mode is considerably practiced by the French lloec 

 growers. In both cases the stock must be headed bock to witliin two or three inches of the 

 bud as soon as a partial union has been formed, in order to direct the growth into the newly 

 inserted bud. 



(2) We prefer the early part of winter for cutting scions, but it can be done with safety any 

 time before the buds begin to swell. They keep very well in a cold, dry cellar, with the lower 

 ends in earth or entirely buried. "Where a cellar is not suitable, or when scions are wanted for 

 late spring grafting, we prefer to bury them in a pit three or four feet deep, among dry, sandy 

 earth. A mound of earth should be thrown up over the pit, to shed the water. 



(3) We should prefer pyramids or low, half standards, as the espalier training requires too 

 much labor to be advisable in orchard culture. On low standard trees, planted rather close, the 

 heav}' fruits are nearly as safe as they would be on trellises. 



(4) We can not account for such a case. It is possibly some defect in the soil ; we can not say 

 what. The Cherry prefers a dry, light soil ; and in our own practice we have not known it to 

 fail in such. The crop will be surer as the trees grow older. The Cherry is by no means diffi- 

 cult to suit in soil, provided always it be dry. 



A Fkcit Gaeden. — In compliance with your request I will give you particulars, ^^y garden is on the corner: 50 

 feet front, south of the house, facing west : and Kill feet on the street, fronting south. 1 wish to set it lo fruit trees, 

 (the dwarf or pyramidal form,) and get a good variety of fniit lor a small family ; also cultivate some of the smaller 

 sorts of vegetables, and perhaps two Grape vines and some Strawberries. L. M. Marsh. 



We would advise you to make a walk five or six feet wide around the garden, six feet from 

 the fences; thus leaving a border six feet wide all around, for small fruits and vegetables. 

 Grape vines and Apricots can be trained on the fences. Then there should be a cross walk in 

 the center, and the two center plots thus cut off can be filled with dwarf and pyramidal trees 

 planted in rows. In this waj' you will make the most of your ground, and have as sightly an 

 arrangement as is possible under tlie circumstances. You will find a plan in the J^ruit Garden, 

 pages 183 and 184, that may be of some assistance to you. 



Is the Pear on the Quince as well or better adai)ted to cold climates as on free slocks? The thermometer indicated 

 -26° last winter. B. V. Mills. — Barahoo, Wis. 



The Pear succeeds well on the Quince as far north as lat. 44°, and it may be farther. We 

 think it will succeed on the Quince wherever it does on the Pear, but we can ilot say 

 exercises much influence on the hardiness of the tree. 



