APPLE STOCKS. 7 



In this country they are too often sowed, and raised 

 promiscuously : a plan by no means to be approved. 

 The French orchardists, particularly in Normandy, 

 are very careful in keeping their tree-stocks sepa- 

 rate ; ar.d working upon them only such sorts as 

 they think will best answer the end in view; that is, 

 uniting early grafts with early stocks : late sorts 

 upon stocks raised from late varieties, &c. By such 

 means the real character of the different kinds is 

 kept more pure, both as respects quality and long 

 keeping properties, a practice well worth imitation. 

 The next to be mentioned is — 



The Paradise Stock, — How the name originated 

 has not come to the author's knowledge ; but it is a 

 most suitable stock for dwarfs and espalier trees. 

 Its own fruit 5s of no value, and is therefore univer- 

 sally employed as a stock. By all accounts it is of 

 Dutch origin ; though it first found its way to Eng- 

 land through France. It has however been long ago 

 proved by the late Mr. Grey, of the Fulham Nursery, 

 that the French is inferior to the Dutch paradise 

 stock, especially for espaliers. For this purpose, 

 and for dwarfs in small gardens, this stock is most 

 eligible ; though the author is of opinion that it is 

 less durable than the crab. 



The French Stock, — This is a very diminutive 

 growing plant, and is chiefly used for trees intended 

 to be kept in and fruited in pots. This method of 

 growing apples is practicable ; but even when suc- 

 cessful, the trees with their fruit are more objects of 

 ornament for tables at great entertainments than of 



