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the whole length of the incision with the knife ; only enough to allow the 

 point of the bark on which the bud is to enter the incision, and let it raise 

 it as it passes down to its place. 



We do not know of any place where these knives can be pur- 

 chased, and those that use them are obliged to buy small pocket- 

 knives with handles that suit, and get blades put in. 



We hope some of our manufacturers of cutlery will soon 

 relieve us of this trouble by making a knife of this style ; but 

 we can set 2,000 buds a day easier with this knife than we can 

 1,200 with the other. 



Wm. S. Carpenter. — I have discovered that by half girdling 

 a branch of a dwarf pear tree, a lateral can be produced, and 

 so you can shape your tree to your liking. 



R. G. Pardee. — A friend of mine had a magnolia stripped 

 of limbs, and his gardener produced new limbs by puncturing 

 the bark and winding a wire to stop circulation slightly, until 

 the new buds start. The process was very interesting. 



Mr. Tulla. — If you would like to get something new and 

 handsome, you can bud the flowring almond, of different colors, 

 into a plum stock, which may be first cut and grown into any 

 curious shape. The result is a very beautiful shrub. 



Mr. Pardee. — I have lately seen some very interesting speci- 

 mens of dwarf peaches in pots, full of fruit, not over three feet 

 high. Also dwarf nectarines. Both of these fruits may be grown in any 

 conservatory. Mr. Sargeant, of Fishkill Landing, has one of the most 

 splendid collections of dwarf fruits and valuable trees in this country. 

 Leaf mold and pure land, heat and moisture only are needed to produce 

 these beautiful trees. 



SEEDLINGS. 



Mr. Fuller. —In producing new varieties from seeds, or hybridizing, all 

 the difficulty is to get the first variation from nature. After that there is 

 no diificulty in producing an almost endless variety. Look at apples, for 

 instance, all derived from the wild crab. 



Mr. Wm. Lawton. — I have mulberries that came from a stock of mulberry 

 trees imported from France by Thos. Paine, and although I do not par- 

 ticularly admire the fruit, it is worth raising for the poultry, if for no other 

 use. Fowls are very fond of the berries. 



Mr. Solon Robinson. — I consider the mulberry superior to any other berry 

 for puddings, on account of its mucilaginous quality ; and the Downing 

 Seedling is superior to all others in size and flavor. 



GOOSEBERRIES. 



Mr. Wm. Lawton. — I find no diffioulty in raising gooseberries free from mil- 

 dew, by using none but cold manures and mulching. Soft hay is the best 

 substance for mulching. 



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