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worked with a variety that takes freely to the quince, 

 such as Beurre d'Araanlis, and the following season a 

 Marie Louise is worked upon the Beurre d'Amanlis as 

 close to the quince as possible, so that when complete 

 there is an intervening piece of Beurre d'Amanlis of only 

 two or three inches in length, but this enables the Marie 

 Louise to establish itself firmly and contentedly upon the 

 stock, and the dwarfing and fructifying influence of the 

 quince is practically the same as if established direct. 



In practising this double working it has been noted 

 that a certain influence is exercised over the quality of 

 the fruit, in some cases such influence being for good, so 

 that we have something more to learn in this direction 

 which may be of benefit to cultivators. 



MUSSEL PLUM. Used for plums intended for orchard 

 standards, and also for pyramids. There are two or three 

 distinct types of mussel, which somewhat influence size 

 and frnitfulness of the tree, but not to a large extent. 

 The different types are carefully selected in nurseries, and 

 the free growing and largest leaved varieties used for the 

 standard trees. 



MYROBOLAN OR CHEBBY PLUM. This has been con- 

 siderably used for working plums upon. It is a very 

 strong grower, and produces fine trees in a short time, 

 but it is not very safe to use for strong and heavy lands. 

 Its growth is very late in autumn, and is consequently 

 liable to damage by winter frosts. 



COMMON PLUM. This is a somewhat dwarf plum stock 

 and is suitable for pyramid or bush trees. 



WILD CHEERY OB GEAN. Used for orchard standards 

 and also for pyramids, being the hardiest and freest 

 stock. 



MAHALEB CHERRY. A somewhat dwarf stock used for 



