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ter to crack them, or may be cracked by liaiid. Layers of the 

 pits are covered with a little sand in the fall and left exposed 

 to winter weather. In spring, they are planted in rows in 

 rich garden soil and given thorough tillage until August or 

 September, when they are to be budded. 



Fig. 95. — Budding peach Beedling trees with buds from good varieties, (niinois 

 Normal University, Normal, III.) 



The pruning of a young budded tree consists in cutting 

 away the tip above the new bud the following spring before 

 the buds swell. This forces a;ll the sap of the root system 

 to the new bud, and the growth will be rapid. After one year's 



