548 VILLA GARDENING 



tile trees of the kiud it is wished to propagate, and place the buds 

 low down on the stem of the stock, picking a smootli place on the 

 shady side. Tie the buds in firmlj', but loosen the ties as soon as 

 the buds have taken. In the spring, when the sap begins to move, 

 head the stocks back, makiug the cut in a slanting direction at the 

 back of the bud. 



Varieties — Dessert. — Greengage, Transparent Gage, Golden 

 Drop, Kirke's, Reine Claude de Ba\7-, Washington, Angelina Bur- 

 dett, Blue Imi)eratrice, Goliath, Early Favourite, and Jefferson. 



Kitchen. — Belle de September, Early Prolific, Victoria, 

 Orleans, Pond's Seedling, Prince of "Wales, Magnum Bonum, Dia- 

 mond, Crittenden Prolific, and Pnme Damsons. 



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