CHAPTER X 



THE PROPAGATION OF ORCHARD TREES 



PLANTS are propagated by seeds, separating and divid- 

 ing, layers, cuttings, and by budding and grafting. The 

 grower of orchard-fruits is interested more particularly 

 in the propagation of trees, so that only this phase of the 

 subject will be considered. 



Propagation of the Apple 



In the case of the apple, the stocks are grown from seed. 

 Many seedlings are imported from Europe, particularly 

 from France, but many seedlings are also grown in various 

 parts of the United States French crab stock is often 

 spoken of as being exceptionally vigorous. Such seedlings 

 are grown merely from the seed of wild seedling apple 

 trees of that country. They are of the same species as 

 our common apple. This stock probably does have the 

 merit of being less variable than that produced from 

 more highly developed varieties that do not come true to 

 seed. 



In this country, the seeds are commonly washed from 

 pomace from cider mills. They are sown at once, or at 

 least before they become dried out, in narrow drills in 



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