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tree may also be propagated by budding or grafting ; 

 and, according to Mr. Forsyth, trees thus obtained 

 will bear sooner and be more fruitful than those rear- 

 ed by any other method. Quince trees flourish best, 

 and are more productive in a moist soil, though the 

 fruit from those set in dry situations, is said to possess 

 a finer flavour. The quince tree requires but very 

 little pruning ; tbe most important part of their man- 

 agement consists in clearing their stems from suckers, 

 and in cutting off such branches as interfere with each 

 other. All luxuriant shoots that strike up from the 

 middle of the tree, must be lopped off, to prevent the 

 head from being too much crowded with wood, which 

 might impede the growth of the fruit. If the tree be- 

 comes diseased or rotten, the dead parts should be cut 

 aw T ay, and the composition applied, as in apple trees. 

 We are advised to plant quince trees at a good dis- 

 tance from apple and pear trees, lest the farina be- 

 come mixed, and the fruits dengenerate. The quince 

 tree is liable to the attack of the worm 6orer, the 

 same as the apple and pear tree; and the same rem- 

 edies are to be recommended. 



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THE soil and climate of our southern and middle 

 States are considered as peculiarly congenial to the 

 growth of the peach tree, and accordingly, it has long 

 been more generally and extensively cultivated there 

 than in any other section of the union. It is reared 

 on every plantation, and not unfrequently peach or- 

 chards, covering many acres, and consisting of several 

 thousand trees, are presented to the view of the trav- 



