18 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



loam — the worst a stiff clay. The trees are usually- 

 planted in the orchard when one year old from the bud 

 or graft. They are sometimes budded very early in the 

 summer and transplanted when only one year from the 

 seed. These are known as June buds. 



Fear Seeds are obtained and planted in the same man- 

 ner as apple seeds, but owing to the difficulty of man- 

 aging them successfully in this country, large quantities 

 of both seeds and seedlings are brought from France. 

 Persons desiring to raise a few pears for their own plant- 

 ing can obtain French seedlings from nurserymen in 

 this country, which can be budded or grafted after re- 

 ceiving one or two years' careful cultivation in deep, rich 

 soil. 



Plum and cherry seeds are treated in the same way 

 as the seeds of the peach. 



