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then removed, usually a few inches above the bud so that 

 the rapidly growing shoot may be loosely tied to the stub 

 to prevent breakage. Later the stub is removed to within 

 a half inch above the shoot. If the tree makes a growth of 

 three to six feet the first year, it is usually dug in the fall 

 and stored for spring delivery to the trade, but with the 

 apple and pear they are frequently allowed to grow two years 

 in the nursery row before being sold. The 

 peach should always be dug at the end of 

 the first year. 



319. " June-budding " differs from the 

 usual method in that "bud-sticks" are kept 

 over winter, usually on ice, until seedling 

 trees have made sufficient size by June or 

 early July to allow of budding. The bud of 

 the previous year is inserted into this rapidly 

 growing stock, which soon starts into growth 

 and the top is then removed. This gives a 

 "one-year-old" tree the first season, thus 

 saving a year's time. This practice is fol- 

 lowed in the South, more especially with 

 the peach. 



320. Double-working of apple trees. — To 

 Fig. 40 -Method g^^^j^ certain of the troubles affecting the 



of double-work- 

 ing the apple. 



crowns and trunks of apple trees, such as 

 collar-rot and winter-in juiy, a method of 

 reworking nursery trees with varieties known to be 

 subject to these troubles has come into rather com- 

 mon use. 



Trees of hardy or resistant varieties are secured, among 

 which may be mentioned Northern Spy, Tolman Sweet, or 

 even Ben Davis for some purposes. Two- or three-year-old 

 trees are preferred, if they are in good condition and have 

 well-developed root systems. These are set in the orchard 



