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edges of the bark together and tie with a strip of cloth. As soon 

 as the bud begins to grow, cut off the young tree a few inches 

 above the bud, and remove all other buds that may grow on the 

 tree. From this transplanted bud will develop the trunk and 

 branches of a tree that will bear fruit of the same kind as that 

 of the tree from which the bud was taken. 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins: 80, Peach twig-borer, an important 

 enemy of stone fruits; 440, Spraying peaches for the control 

 of brown-rot, scab, and curculio. 



