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time this shoot has reached a height of 12 to 15 inches, small 

 side branches will begin to develop. From time to time, 

 until the height at which the head is to be formed is reached, 

 these side branches are removed, in order to produce a straight, 

 smooth trunk. These branches are tender and are usually 

 pulled or snapped off, since the wounds made by removing 

 them in this manner heal better and more smoothly than 

 when they are removed with a knife. Moreover, in rapid 

 work with a knife it would be difficult not to leave many 

 short stubs that would not heal well. 



At the end of one season's growth in the nursery, the 

 trees are ready for planting permanently in the orchard. 

 Those that were budded early in the summer and the buds 

 started into growth at once are usually referred to as "June 

 buds." Those that were budded later and the buds remained 

 dormant until the following spring are designated at the 

 end of the one season's growth in the nursery as " one-year- 

 olds." These trees make up the great bulk of the peach 

 stock delivered by nurserymen for both fall and spring 

 planting, though in some sections "June buds" are con- 

 siderably in favor. 



Dormant budding. 



A method of dormant budding developed by Ness of 

 the Texas Experiment Station and described by Price ^ 

 is substantially as follows : At the point on the stock 

 where the bud is to be placed, a slip is cut extending 

 downward for about an inch and deep enough so 

 that a thin shaving of wood remains on the "tongue" or 

 flap of bark thus made. The tongue remains attached at 



1 Price, R. H., "The Peach," Bull. 39, Tex. Exp. Sta. (July, 

 1896), p. 839. 



