144 SOILS AND PLANT LIFE 



Conclusion. — Briefly, this is the story of a " budded " 

 peach tree, — and all peach orchards consist of budded 

 trees : 



A peach pit or seed was planted and allowed to grow 

 one season. Near the close of the growing season, perhaps 

 in the latter part of August, a bud from a tree bearing the 

 desired variety of peaches was inserted in the trunk of the 

 seedhng near the surface of the ground just as you have 

 inserted the bud in the twig above. During the follow- 

 ing ten days or two weeks, the little bud grew rapidly. 

 The string was then removed. Nothing fvu-ther was done 

 until the following spring, when the top of the seedling was 

 removed and the inserted bud became a twig, and finally, 

 a new top. This was allowed to grow where it stood for 

 another year and was then transplanted to the orchard. 



Suppose you had a plum tree of a choice variety and 

 wished to propagate it in order that you might have a 

 number of trees of the same kind. Tell in your note- 

 book exactly how you would do it. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Define the term propagation. 



2. Name three ways by which plants are propagated. 



3. How do plants, which contain no green coloring matter, 

 obtain their food ? What do they cause ? 



4. Name five ways by which spores that cause disease are 

 spread. 



5. Tell how to treat seed oats for smut. 



6. Name five conditions which favor the entrance and 

 growth of spores. 



7. TeU briefly how to secure flowers from bulbs from Thanks- 

 giving imtil Easter. 



8. Tell briefly how to propagate apple trees, using the whip 

 graft. 



9. Tell the story of a peach tree from the time the seed is 

 planted until the tree is set in the orchard. 



