SNAGGING OF GRAFTS. 17 



stem of the graft, which it is very apt to do if 

 your knife has a bad edge; and by making those 

 cuts in the summer season, it leaves a place 

 where the insect is very fond of getting in and 

 causing the tree to canker. 



It is necessary your knife should be strong, 

 and held very tight in the hand : after a little 

 practice, if your stocks are not very strong, you 

 will be able to take the snag off with one cut, 

 and after this work is performed, they will require 

 no further attention through the summer. I 

 shall hereafter make some interesting obser- 

 vations on grafting generally, with other me- 

 thods. 



PRUNING AND MANAGEMENT OF APPLES WHILE 

 IN THE NURSERY. 



Par. 7. The next thing to explain is the 

 pruning and management while they remain in 

 the nursery. The first autumn after grafting, 

 they are what are called maiden trees, and they 

 generally produce from one to three shoots, and 

 are by many preferred in this state for general 

 planting, where dwarf trees are required, which, 



