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bud or scion has “taken,” the stock is cut off just 
above where the bud was inserted, making the cut 
on the opposite side from the bud. In the ensuing 
May, the eye will push forth, and at the end of 
the growing season, the young tree will consist of a 
single upright shoot, as described in the chapter on 
pruning. 
Dwarrs.—The Angers Quince is the best vari- 
ety yet known for dwarfing the pear. It has been 
extensively used in this country for the past twenty 
years. But as little or no discrimination was ex- 
ercised about the varieties of pears to which it is 
really adapted, it has failed to give satisfaction in 
many localities and now its condemnation is as 
severe as its former laudation was extravagant. 
This variety of quince is propagated for nursery 
purposes by layers and cuttings. The latter are 
made about eighteen inches long, and set out thickly 
in rows. When one year old, they are “lifted” and 
planted in the nursery and treated in the same way 
as described for pear seedlings. The quince stock 
is more easily propagated than the pear, it is more 
certain to “take,” and it is therefore a favorite stock 
in the nursery. 
In budding the quince stock with the pear, from 
ninety to ninety-five per cent. of the buds will grow, 
but of many varieties of pear, budded on their own 
