126 THE PEACH \NP NECTARINE. 



severity of winter. But thorough, clean, and con- 

 stant cultivation, is indispensible for success. 



TRANSPLANTING. 



Peach trees, when transplanted, should not be 

 large. A small thrifty tree, well set out, from the 

 little check it receives in removal, often attains a 

 large growth sooner than a large tree stunted hy 

 transplanting. 



ARRANGEMENT OF VARIETIES. 



It is commonly supposed that varieties of the 

 peach may be continued without change, merely 

 by planting the seed ; hence many neglect their 

 propagation by budding. The least improved va- 

 rieties doubtless vary least ; the common Indian 

 peach, for instance, continues nearly the same 

 through successive ages, though many sub-varie- 

 ties exist. But the finest peaches, being farthest 

 removed from the wild or natural state, are most 

 liable to variation, and the original is rarely produ- 

 ced from seed. The nice shades of difference, 

 however, which distinguish different varieties, are 

 frequently overlooked, and the error thus becomes 

 confirmed. 



Tp obtain good varieties with any degree of cer- 

 tainty, budding must be resorted to. Grafting rare- 

 ly succeeds, and never unless performed with un- 

 usual care on such kinds as have the firmest wood. 



