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avoided. As a rule, medium-sized, thrifty, well-grown, well- 

 rooted one-year-old trees that are free from insect pests 

 and fungous diseases should be selected. It was stated, 

 however, in the chapter on propagation that "June buds" 

 were popular with some growers (page 62). This grade 

 of tree is not extensively planted, but it has proved 

 very satisfactory in some sections, more especially in the 

 middle latitudes and the South. The trees are light to 

 handle; as the nurseryman gains a year's time in the use 

 of the land, he can sell them for less than yearling trees; 

 and under favorable conditions but very small loss occurs 

 in transplanting, and they are but little if any behind one- 

 year-old trees in bearing when planted at the same time. 

 As a rule June buds make a late growth in the nursery; 

 therefore, they should not be dug as early as one-year-old 

 trees sometimes are handled. 



In California "dormant buds" are sometimes planted. 

 They consist of the dormant buds that were "worked" 

 on seedling stocks the previous August or September and 

 which, if allowed to grow in the nursery another season, 

 would make the ordinary one-year tree. While these are 

 not much used, they are said to give good results under fa- 

 vorable conditions, especially in California. 



Further reference to one-year trees which make up the 

 great bulk of those that are planted is needed. The dif- 

 ferent grades are commonly designated by the height of 

 the trees, as 3 to 4 feet, 4 to 5 feet, 5 to 6 feet. The size of 

 the trunk, or caliper, is sometimes considered and desig- 

 nated as follows : f , 4 to 5 feet ; f up, 5 to 7 feet. Here the 

 fractions denote in parts of an inch the diameter of the 

 trunk just above the point of union of stock and bud, and 

 the whole numbers indicate the height of the trees. In the 



