826 LI 1 i: :: P.I Rii.ilMs. 



tbey ctn be tnmspUnteil, leaving the whole root 

 •yttem compi ' irs 



oldt wotnc of ;•!• ...... IV. iri^ v.; in 



trtnspUnting. -\ great adv.i in the 



June bud or yesrling over the larger ar 



old treei» especially in California, is that the topt 

 can be cut down low to form beads of any uni- 

 form height desired because all tbe side buds are 

 young and fresh. 



HiKTS A "^ TTEAiii.N*. r. 



With most I nil I and oriiaiiient.Hi trees, the 

 Stocks are secured by planting seed. These are 

 planted during tbe winter in Califortiia. and 

 during tbe fall or early sprin c>older 



Eastern SUtes. 



In general practice, seedlings of pears, cher- 

 ries, apples, etc., of one year's growth are pur- 

 diased by nurserymen. These are ptirchased 

 from gro w ers who make a specialty of producing 

 ■Bftdling stocks in large quantities. Most of these 

 were imported from France, though American 

 seedlings are being more and more used. These 

 young seedlings are lined o\it in rows for field 

 culture about four feet apart, being planted from 

 six to twelve inches apart in the rows. 



During the summer following, usually in July 

 or August for cherries, plums, and peaches, and 



