124 THE PEACH AND NECTARINE. 



grow, and the rest rubbed off as fast as they ap- 

 pear. All the strength of the roots being thus sent 

 up into one shoot, its growth is correspondingly 

 thrifty ; and the operation of budding, the success 

 of which always depends more on a thrifty stock 

 than on any thing else, is rendered the more cer- 

 tain. 



Transplanting, by shortening and multiplying 

 roots, if well done, always improves the peach tree 

 at this age. The removal from the original seed 

 bed to nursery rows, may be done after the first 

 summer's growth. Tf the stocks have been budded, 

 the removal is best done early in spring, the top 

 being headed down at the time to within two or 

 three inches of the inserted bud. If they have not 

 been budded, they should be headed down to a 

 good bud, to grow for the insertion of a new one, 

 as already described. 



When the new bud has grown a few inches, it 

 should be tied to the portion of the stock left above 

 it, which keeps it straight, and prevents danger of 

 its being broken off by accident or by wind. The 

 ligature which thus secures it should be removed 

 by the middle of summer, and the remaining stub 

 cut off neatly, down to the new shoot. 



Peach buds being very liable to become winter- 

 killed in the more northern states, the oldest and 

 largest on vigorous shoots should be selected for in- 

 sertion into the stock. On old trees, the triple buds 



