CHAPTER XVI. 



PROPAGATING FRUIT TREES. 



It is true that trees can be propagated on a 

 large scale, and by nurserymen, more cheaply 

 than in small lots. The processes are simple 

 and the cost is trifling. But a good deal of care 

 is involved in securing all the conditions, simple 

 though they may be. And in the stage of young 

 and tender growth it is essential to success that 

 all the requirements are uniformly secured. Yet 

 they are all natural and involve but little labor, 

 and the various processes are full of interest and 

 satisfaction when the results are successful. And 

 besides, it often happens that particular kinds 

 are desired to be perpetuated or changed. Every 

 amateur should therefore understand tL« princi- 

 ples, and be able to practice the art of propaga- 

 ting with success. 



From the Seed. — Apple and pear stocks are 

 raised from seed sown in drills, in rich land, 

 which will give strong growth, fit to be dug at 

 the end of the first season. The seed sbowld be 



