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we have described for Apple seedlings, only let the soil be deep^f 

 and richer. But the climate of New England is not well adapted 

 to their growth, and it is not, therefore, advisable lo attempt to 

 raise them, so long as the foreign stocks can be so cheaply pur- 

 chased of importing houses, in Boston or New York. 



Cherry stocks are generally {raised from seeds of the common 

 Black Mazzard cherry. Gather the fruit when it is fully ripe, 

 and sow it immediately in drills, covering, &lc., precisely as direc^ 

 ted for the apple-seedlings. 



Pfum-stocks may be had of the importers, or they may be rais- 

 ed from the seeds of any free growing kinds, in the san^e way as 

 cherry-stocks, (avoiding the seeds of the damsons, as they are not 

 easily budded.) A rich, heavy, moist soil suits the plum best." — 

 Jaques. 



Peach Stocks are raised by planting tlie stones in 

 the spring, about the time that corn is planted. They 

 should be gathered in the fall, and kept in sand in the 

 cellar, or covered in the ground until wanted for plant- 

 ing, when they should be taken up and cracked wdtb 

 a hammer, alid planted in drills the same as apples. — 

 The following autumn they should be budded, If the 

 buds do not live, the stocks should be cut down to 

 the ground in the spring, and one shoot permitted ta 

 grow which should be budded the following au- 

 tumn. 



Quince Stocks may be raised from cuttings or seed. 

 When from the latter pursue the same course as w^ith 

 apples. 



Taking up Trees. — Much of the success attending 

 transplanting depends lipon this operation. It should 

 be borne in mind, that a tree is a thing of life, and 

 should be treated accordingly. If it is convenient, 

 it is desirable to preserve all the roots and fibres wdiol^, 

 but as this cannot be done, especially, where the treeR 

 stand in nurseries, it should be the aim of every on^^ 

 taking them up to do it as carefully as possible. The 

 fibrous roots are all important, as it is through these 

 that the tree receives its nourishment from the ground. 

 We have seen people in performing this operation, 

 use great care to preserve the large roots, but break 

 off the small, fibrous ones as though they were entire- 



