FRUIT CULTURE. 



present, and it is impossible to make a decent standard 

 tree from cuttings. Therefore, until some more satis- 

 factory means can be discorered, grafting and budding 

 will continue. If grafting is properly performed, and 

 suitable stocks are used, no evil results will follow, but 

 far otherwise. Indeed, by the proper selection of stocks 

 upon which to work the different varieties, the cultivator 



FIG. 24. CRAB STOCK. 



FIG. 25. ENGLISH PAKADISK STOCK. 



is enabled to exercise control over the general habits of the 

 plant, its fruiting qualities, periods of fruitf ulness, and the 

 quality of the fruit itself. This is a matter that has re- 

 ceived much careful study during the last few years, and 

 we have probably yet much to learn in this direction. 

 Almost a revolution has been effected in apple culture, 

 for instance, by the use of the paradise stock for dwarf 

 trees, and the quince stock for pears. Both of these 



