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ground as possible, so that, in order to cover the place of union, 

 it may not be necessary to thrust the roots into the cold subsoil 

 when they are transplanted. "When the stock is so long, that 

 in order to cover the place of union, it would be necessary to 

 place the lower roots deep in the sub-soil, we prefer, if the root 

 wUl at all admit of it, to cut off a portion of the lower part of 

 the root, rather than to plant it so deep as to be below the reach 

 of the requisite degree of warmth. The stock, when thus planted 

 in the ground, will throw out roots throughout its entire length, 

 and even the bud or graft wiU itself sometimes emit roots from 

 the portion below the surface. 



It sometimes happens, that by a combination of untoward 

 circumstances, the Eose tree is kOled back by the winter quite 

 to the ground. K the point of union be above the ground, the 

 Eose tree is whoUy lost, for though sprouts may come up from 

 the stock, the Eoses it wiU give are not the Eoses the cultivator 

 wants ; but if the place of union be a few inches below the sur- 

 face, there is a probability that a sprout wUl be thrown up from 

 the scion, and so the desired variety be preserved. 



It is important that aU sprouts which may come up from the 

 stock should be promptly removed. If they are allowed to grow 

 they wUlsoon rob the scion of its proper nourishment, and in a 

 short time choke it to death. The stock most commonly used 

 for budding upon is the Manetti Eose, and the shoots may be 

 readily distinguished from those of the scion by their peculiar 

 reddish color, and the glossy green of the leaf. These sprouts 

 should not be cut off at the surface of the ground, but carefully 

 broken off from the stock. This may be done by loosening the 

 soil a little, and crowding a forked or notched stick down upon 

 the shoot until it is torn off from the stock. If cut off so that 

 any part of the base of the shoot remains upon the stock, it wiU 

 surely send up more sprouts from the same place. 



The use of the Manetti is necessary in the case of new 

 varieties, else, if recourse could not be had to budding, it would 

 be a long time before we could hope to have the pleasure of 



