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not be equally good. Much difference of opinion exists how- 

 ever in regard to its value. Now we say test them. Cut the 

 scions from the best trees, those that produce the best fruit for 

 keeping and quality and are the best bearers. Set your trees 

 on high, deep, loamy land. If rocks are plenty they will do no 

 harm provided there is sufficient loam for the wants of the 

 trees. If then they will not pay for cultivation try some other 

 variety, as no apples should be propagated to much extent that 

 will not pay for cultivation. This important subject offers an 

 unbounded field for exploration. 



Two years ago we made a report giving such information as 

 we had on the subject of cross grafting. Since that time we 

 have sought and received further information upon that subject, 

 and believing it may be of much importance to the cultivator, 

 have thought proper to allude to it again in this essay. In the 

 Boston Congregationalist an article was lately published, asking, 

 what makes so much diiference in the Baldwin apples ? The 

 reply was that the fruit was sometimes influenced by the stock 

 into which it was grafted. The soil on which they grow has 

 also much to do with the quality of apples. Another article 

 followed in the same paper over the signature of Essex, asking 

 if the opinion that the fruit of the scion is influenced by the 

 stock is correct ? May not the Baldwin be grafted into some 

 late keeping winter stock and improve its keeping qualities ? 

 The reply was that no reason is seen why if the grafts are in- 

 fluenced by the stock, as we know they are more or less, the 

 plan suggested by Essex might not work well. 



The editor of the Congregationalist says he knows the stock 

 in some cases has an influence on the fruit of the scion. We 

 fully believe it, as we have repeatedly seen it in our own or- 

 chard, and we have abundant evidence from others. We think 

 large trees when grafted have more influence than small ones. 

 Two years ago in our report we suggested a plan for cross graft- 

 ing that we now think will be ineifectual. The plan was to 

 cut the grafts the second year from those of the first year, and 

 so on from year to year. We now think this will not have the 



