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graft lias failed, the stock is cut off under it. in order to graft 

 again next season, or else it is trimmed up to form an ordinary 

 quince-tree. In our nurseries we regraft in spring tliose 

 quinces whose buds have failed, by veneering them with 

 strips (see p. 86). We use scion-branches which have been 

 preserved in sand on the north side of a wall, and we graft 

 in April, when the sap begins to flow. 



It would be wise to provide against the failure of the grafts 

 by examining them a fortnight after budding ; and, wherever 

 they have missed, they should be budded afresh, either on the 

 stem or at the heel of one of the lower branches. In a 

 nursery quarter which contains several kinds of trees, kinds 

 with variegated wood might be grafted on the second 

 occasion, as the evergreen Photinias, whose appearance will 

 always sufficiently distinguish them from the rest, but it is 

 always better to employ the same kinds as those which were 

 grafted the first time. ISTow that the plough is beginning to 

 be used in nurseries, the precaution should be taken of 

 budding the quince-stocks in the direction of the rows, which 

 will prevent the young scions from being broken off by 

 coming into contact with the plough when breaking up the 

 ground the following year. Tie up firmly the young scion 

 from the graft on the quince stock, and cut off the heel care- 

 fully before the fall of the leaves, pretty early in the season. 



Those kinds of pear which do not answer well when grafted 

 directly on the quince, such as Arbre courbe, Beurre 

 Bretonneau, B. Spae, B. d'Apremont, Grand Soleil, Marie 

 Louise, &c, may be grafted, in the intermediary way, on a 

 hardy kind which has itself been previously grafted on the 

 quince, such as Bon Chretien d'Ete and de Bruxeiles, Jami- 

 nettc, Monseigneur des Hons, Cure, &c. These may be 

 grafted in the second year with the tender kinds. In the 

 nurseries at Yitry-sur- Seine they employ the variety Cure; 



