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the bark from severe frost in wet winters, and the splitting off 

 of the limbs at the fork of the tree. The first is to be prevent- 

 ed by planting the trees where the water will readily run off; 

 and the second, by proper pruning and attention. 



Apricots and Nectarines. The culture of these trees is in 

 all respects like that of the peach, and will not, therefore, be 

 separately treated of. 



The Plum Tree. The plum tree delights in a soil like that 

 of the peach neither too dry nor too moist. 



The varieties are propagated either by inoculation on plum 

 stocks, or from seed. Those produced from the seed are pre- 

 ferred. 



In favourable climates it should always be cultivated as a 

 standard, and will then require only a little annual labour about 

 the roots, and the removal from the head of dead and dying 

 branches. 



Some plum trees are liable to be attacked by a worm, which 

 occasions the formation of large bunches on the limbs. These 

 diseased limbs are to be removed and burnt, and even the 

 whole tree if it should be badly infected, to the end that it 

 may not communicate to others. 



The best recommended sorts are the Prescoe of Tours, 

 Early Damson, Green Mirabelle, St. Catherine, White Perdri- 

 gon, Imperatrice, and all the Gages Blue, Violet, and Green. 



The. Cherry Tree. Cherry trees are propagated by bud- 

 ding and grafting, unless to produce stems or new varieties, 

 when the seeds are sown in autumn. The soil required is 

 similar to that for the peach. Cherry trees do not require 

 much pruning. 



The sorts to be preferred are the May Duke, Early Black, 

 large Black-Heart, Frazier's Tartarian, the Elton, Bleeding 

 Heart, Cerone, Black Gean, Florence, Amber Heart, and the 

 Morello. 



The Quince. There are several varieties of the quince, 

 called the Apple, the Pear, the Portugal, &c. Of these, the 

 latter is considered the best. 



The quince is propagated by seeds, layers, cuttings, and 

 suckers. But the surest and most usual way, is by cuttings. 



They require a rich and moist soil, and a sheltered situation. 

 When they are once growing, little further attention is requir- 

 ed than to remove useless suckers, and dead or decayed wood. 

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