PLUMS AND CHERRIES. 83 



The relative growth when side-grafted and whip-grafted agrees 

 with our former experience in grafting the stone fruits. 



PEACH. 



Of 56 side grafts of Bokara peach on this stock, but one grew. 

 Height, 10 inches. 



CHERRY. 



1,002 side grafts were made, viz.: 335 Bessarabian, 260 Strauss Weich- 

 sel, 152 Lutovka, 255 Brusseler Braune. Of these only five grew, 

 ranging in height from 11 to 16 inches. 



SUMMARY. 

 As our crown grafts of cherry on Mazzard gave an unusually good 

 stand the past year, and also our plutn grafts on native stocks gave 

 a good stand, we may conclude that the sand cherry is not a desira- 

 ble stock for grafting, or else it needs special management and 

 treatment which we do not as yet understand. This may easily be 

 possible, as our prior experience in budding the sand cherry was not 

 a success, while this year it was good for the reason, perhaps, that 

 we budded earlier in the season. 



RESULTS OF BUDDING. 



PLUM. 



The work was begun July 15th and completed July 22d. Out of a 

 total of 1,512 plum buds inserted, only 34 failed to unite. The num- 

 ber of each variety was as follows: 130 Early Red, 143 Richland, 

 47 Leipsic, 81 Minnesota, 30 Trabesches, 247 Ungarish Prune, 183 

 Botankin, 164 Burbank, 487 Wyaut. 78 buds started viz.: 7 Early Red. 

 11 Botankin, 59 Burbank, 1 Trabesche, the growth varying from a 

 tuft of leaves to shoots 15 inches in height. The marked degree of 

 excitability of the two Japanese varieties, Botankin and Burbank, is 

 worthy of note. 



The budding of some of the varieties was evidently done too early, 

 as we found it necessary to cut the second tying, and the growth 

 had by the close of the growing season extended on both sides of 

 the shield, showing considerable increase in size after the buds were 

 inserted; but our prior experience indicates that the sand cherry 

 should be budded earlier than our native plums. 



The sprouts that came up from the stocks where the root-graft 

 failed were budded about the middle of August with Trabesche, 

 Desota, Wolf, Milton and other varieties, and the buds made a good 

 stand. These sprouts were in good condition for budding when the 

 bark on the wood of the previous season would not raise. 



CHERRY. 



899 buds were inserted July 21-24 as follows: 194 Bessarabian, 262 

 Sklanka, 54 Yellow Glass, 250 Shubianca (6 M.), 146 Early Morello. 26 

 buds failed to unite, and 7 started but made no extension of growth. 

 The union is not as good as that of the plum, the edges of the shield 

 being inclined to roll back. The sand cherry is not as favorable for 

 rapid work as the Mahaleb on account of the numerous branches 

 close to the ground. As the roots run close to the surface, the usual 

 remedy of budding low is not practicable. 



