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simply because there is not sufficient affinity between the 

 stocks and the cions. 



Synonyms. Pomme de Heige, Sanguineus, Snow. Fruit. Size, medium ; form, 

 roundish, somewhat flattened ; skin, smooth ; color, a greenish-yellow ground, 

 mostly overspread in the sun with a clean, rich red; in the shade the red is pale, 

 streaked, and blotched with the dark red ; stem, slender ; cavity, narrow and fun- 

 nel-shaped ; calyx, small ; basin, narrow and shallow ; flesh, remarkably white, 

 tender, juicy, negative character, but deliciously pleasant, with a slight perfume ; 

 core, close, small, compact ; seeds, light brown, long and pointed ; season, Octo- 

 ber, and to December. Tree. Hardy, healthy, moderate grower, of a rather di- 

 verging habit, with dark-colored shoots, and long, narrow leaves, bearing annu- 

 ally a fair crop, with a profusion in alternate years. 



Propagating by Root-grafting. Volumes have been writ- 

 ten touching this subject, to show that root-grafted trees 

 will not endure so long as other trees which have sprung 

 from grafted stocks. In many of our Western States, re- 

 ports have been made by practical pomologists, who have 

 instituted inquiries and numerous experiments to test the 

 duration of such trees; and in most instances that have 

 come under our observation, root-grafted orchards have 

 nearly all failed after a few years, especially on large prai- 

 ries. In some instances, there has been no apparent differ- 



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