148 THE NURSERY. 



quince, Paradise, and Doucin, of the same size, planted 

 in the spring, in a good soil, and kept under good, clean 

 culture, will, as a general thing, be in a fit state for bud- 

 ding in July, August, or September, following. The 

 budding may, therefore, be considered as the first season's 

 work. The details of this operation may be divided for 

 consideration as follows : 



1st. Time for Budding. 2d. Preparation of the 

 Stocks. 3d. Insertion of the JBuds. 4th. Untying. 



1st. The time for budding each species or class of fruits 

 depends upon its habits of growth. Such as cease to 

 grow early in the season, must be budded early, as soon 

 as mature buds can be had; because it can only be done 

 while the stocks are in a free, growing state, full of sap. 

 Such as grow until late in the- autumn, must be budded 

 late, otherwise the new layers of wood, formed after the 

 insertion of the bud, would grow over and destroy it, or 

 the bud would be forced into a premature growth towards 

 autumn, which, in fruit-trees, should always be avoided. 

 The common sorts of plum terminate their growth early 

 in the season, and are therefore, budded early, whether 

 with plums, peaches, or apricots; at Rochester, usually 

 about the last of July, or beginning of August. The na- 

 tive or Canada plum, and the Cherry plum (Myrobalan), 

 grow freely until late in the fall, and may be budded in 

 the latter end of August or beginning of September. 

 Pears on pear stocks are usually budded here in July, in 

 anticipation of the leaf-blight, which stops their growth 

 when it attacks them. Where no such thing as this is ap- 

 prehended, they should not be budded before the middle 

 of August, as the buds are not generally mature until that 

 time. Apples on free stocks, and on the Paradise and 

 Doucin, may be budded as soon as the buds are mature, 

 which is usually, here, about the first to the middle of Au- 

 gust. Cherries on free Mazzard stocks, as soon as buds 

 are ripe ; here, about the first of August. Pears on quince, 



