ON THE APPLE 
Details as to methods of planting and care of 
the seedlings have already been given in a sep- 
arate chapter and need not be repeated here. No 
special cultural directions are required in growing 
the apple seedlings. They are cared for on my 
farms very much as peas and beans are cared for, 
and they are as easily grown. 
It may be well, however, to inspect the young 
seedlings occasionally and to remove all weak or 
slow-growing ones and those having slender stems 
and thin, small leaves; and in particular any that 
show the slightest evidence of mildew. 
It is not desirable to treat seedlings that are 
grown for the production of new varieties with 
fungicides; the persistent aim should be to pro- 
duce trees that are thoroughly resistant to fungoid 
diseases. 
The seedlings that show large, thick leaves and 
thick, fat, prominent buds placed not too far 
apart, combined with stocky, short-jointed, juicy 
wood, are the ones most likely to be valuable. 
Let us emphasize again that in fruiting the 
seedlings an enormous amount of time and valu- 
able space can be saved if they are grafted upon 
large bearing trees. I am accustomed to take one 
or two good cions from each of the selected seed- 
lings at the end of the first season’s growth, graft- 
ing them into a bearing tree on branches a quar- 
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