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NEWLY-SET PEAR 



TREE, BEFORE 



PRUNING 



security against drought and high winds. The labor 

 of setting is also much reduced, as a small hole will 

 WH accommodate the stubbed roots, 

 and it is an easy matter to pack 

 the earth around them. The tree 

 is, in fact, reduced to a cutting ; 

 but cuttings of woody plants are 

 not apt to do especially well out- 

 of-doors in this country. To grow 

 a cutting successfully the soil 

 should be as warm or warmer than 

 the air, to stimulate the formation of 

 roots before the top starts to grow ; 

 if the latter starts first, the demand 

 for sap, and rapid evaporation, will 

 quickly exhaust the juices of the 

 stem, and it dies. In the sandy soils of Texas, 

 in which Mr. Stringfellow planted his trees, he 

 had a natural propagating bed, a 

 very warm soil and all the condi- 

 tions to make cuttings do well. I 

 will admit that some orchardists 

 in other states have had more or 

 less success with this method; 

 but, personally, I prefer to plant 

 my trees in the good old way 

 with all the roots on them possi- 

 ble. Tim says that he can't see m 

 any wisdom in cutting off a tree's 

 entire stomach. 



RECORD OF VARIETIES. The SAME PEAR TREE 



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