and less labor to ppcpare the stock; as in beading down, the slope is made, and then a 

 quarter or less split finishes. I then use grafting wax spread on cloth and torn into 

 one-quarter to one-half inch strips. I think I can put as many in, this way, as any 

 other plan I have tried. In the first mode, nothing is used around the graft, the roots 

 putting out from graft as well as from stock. I presume it to be fully as good as lay- 

 ering. 



I have used another mode somewhat between budding and grafting, on the Peach. 

 Our seedlings bud out full two weeks, usually, before the improved northern varieties. 

 When seedlings are about one-fourth to one-half inch in diamater, I head down with 

 a short sloping cut ; on the highest edge of the cut I split down the bark, say in March, 

 when the leaves are half an inch or so long, bark slipping readily; then with my graft 

 cut as for splice grafting, I thrust it down the stock and wrap with my waxed cloth. 

 The trees are ready to transplant that tall and winter, often growing ten feet high, on 

 rich land. I usually do this on the stock on which the bud inserted the fall before had 

 failed, and thus fill up all vacancies. I do not know how the first and last will do for 

 you, and only give them as what I have learned from home folks. 



It may be that our climate is better suited, than yours, but it is certain that on 

 favored soils, that we can grow many of our fruits from cuttings alone. I can show 

 several. Peach, Plum, Apple, and Pear trees produced in this way. I give none of 

 this as new ; I never discovered any thing in my days; my talent lies more in imita- 

 tion ; invention is not for me. If this can avail aught towards good, I will be con- 

 tent. 



P. S. Peaches have now (March 23d) done blooming. Pears in full bloom. Apricots 

 and Cherries, also. Apples blooming, Cabbage Plants set out, Peas in bloom, Beeta 

 some two inches high. Radishes in plenty, Corn up, and some are planting Cotton. 

 Turkies (wild) now gobling, tame are setting, Geese and Ducks setting. Chickens out 

 by scores, and forward. Ducks hatched out. Fine Hyacinths about gone. Hoses begin- 

 ning, Spirseas gone. Evergreens, Spruces, Pines, Ilemlock, Yew, Boxes, Euonymous, &c., 

 growing. Horse Chcsnut one foot growth. 80 much for lat. 32^. How of yours ? 



PRUNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PEACH TREE.* 



169, Fifth Pruxing. — Sixth year of 'planting. The operations of the fifth prun- 

 ing are exactly the same as those of the fourth. The extremeties of the four branches 

 A, B, c, D, are pruned to an equal length, and in proportion to their growth. We 

 must carefully watch all the shoots on the upper sides of the branches, especially 

 those on the two main branches, where the sap produces the strongest shoots, and 

 which must be controlled ; but the suppressions ought not to be too considerable, 

 because the sap must be employed, lest its superabundance should cause disorder, 

 must endeavor to replace too vigorous shoots by the young ones that spring 



* Continued from May number. 



