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PYRAMIDAL APPLE TREES ON THE 

 PARADISE APPLE STOCK 



Apples as pyramids on the Paradise stock are objects 

 of great beauty and utility. This stock, like the quince, 

 is remarkable for its tendency to emit numerous fibrous 

 roots near the surface, and for contracting the growth 

 of the graft, causing it to become fruitful at a very 

 early stage. On the Continent there are two varieties 

 of the apple under this denomination, viz., the Doucin, 

 and the Pomme de Paradis ; these are called Paradise 

 stocks in England, but on the Continent the first and 

 last are used for distinct purposes — the first for 

 pyramids, the latter for dwarf bushes. 



The Doucin stock is probably the same as that 

 called ' Dutch Creeper,' or ' Dutch Paradise,' by Miller, 

 in his Dictionary, folio edition of 1759. It puts forth 

 abundance of fibrous roots near the surface of the soil, 

 and is not inclined to root deeply into it like the crab. 

 Apples grafted on this stock are more vigorous than 

 when grafted on the French Paradise stock, and less so 

 than those on the crab ; it is, therefore, well adapted for 

 garden trees, for they are easily lifted, their roots thus 



