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obtained, although there is alwaj's a disposition in some trees to put 

 on knots. They should be looked at from time to time and all those 

 affecting the larger stem should be removed and the wound painted 

 with bordeaux mixture. 



Buds in Bearing Trees. 



In budding over sonic old f^cacli trees, should I cut azmy the branch 

 above the bud zvhcn tlic hitter seems to have taken? 



The sap flow to the upper part of the branch should be checked 

 by part girdling or by part breaking or bending the top above the 

 bud, after the bud is seen to have set or taken. Do not remove the 

 whole top until the growth on the bud has started out well or else 

 you will "drown it" with excessive sap flow. 



Pollen Must Be of the Same Kind. 



Do peaches, nectarines and apricots set fruit zvith the pollen of 

 one another, and are the various peaches, nectarines and apricots self- 

 sterile, or will most kinds set fruit zinth their own pollen? 



We do not count upon pollination between different kinds of 

 fruit. Most fruits are self-fertile, else we could not attain the, 

 practical results we do, because it is only in the planting of almonds, 

 cherries, pears and apples that any regard is paid to the association 

 of varieties for that cross-fertilization. Some fruits are more apt 

 to be self-fertile in this State than in other States where the grow- 

 ing conditions are not so favorable. 



Peach Budding. 



Which is easier zvith the peach, grafting or budding? 



The peach is rather a difficult tree to graft, and budding, on 

 the other hand, is quite easy. You can bud into new shoots of this 

 season's growth in July, and, if necessary, you can improve the 

 slipping of the bark by irrigation a few days before budding. Buds 

 can also be successfully placed in June in the old bark of the peach, 

 providing it is not too old. For this select well-matured buds from 

 the larger shoots and use rather a larger shield than in working 

 into new shoots. When the buds are seen to have taken, the top growth 

 beyond it can be reduced gradually and some new growth forced on the 

 buds the same season, if the sap flow continues as it might be expected 

 to do on young trees well cared for. 



Grafting on the Peach. 



Will pears do to graft on the peach, or will plums do zuell on the 

 peach? Hozv soon ought they to bear when grafted on the peach which 

 is past three years old? 



Pears cannot be grafted on peaches. Plums generally do well 

 on the peach, and if the grafts are taken from bearing trees, should 

 come into fruit the second season. The peach is more difficult to 



