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then budded, are said to be more lasting than Avhen 

 the bud is trained so as to form the stem. But this 

 is not generally true, as the latter are known to last 

 as long as the other. 



Sometimes large irregular swellings occur at the 

 junction of the bud and stock ; but this is no detri- 

 ment to the tree, as it neither affects the growth nor 

 bearing. 



For destroying the red spider, observe the direc- 

 tions given for the vine. Ants are got rid of by 

 taking their nests, and strewing soot round the stem 

 of the tree. Earwigs are captured by placing dry 

 bean stalks among the branches for them to hide 

 and be caught in. Wasps and flies must be allured 

 into bottles of sugared water ; and the aphis is 

 banished by tobacco-dust or smoke. 



The following is a selection of all the best lead- 

 ing sorts now in cultivation, viz, — 



1. Avant Rouge P. — Ripens about the begin- 

 ning of August. This is the early red, or red nut- 

 meg. The leaves are finely serrated ; flowers large ; 

 fruit below the middle size, and nearly round ; the 

 colour a fine red next the sun, pale yellow behind; 

 pulp of a yellowish cast, and separates from the 

 stone, which is reddish ; juice plentiful for so small 

 a fruit, and of pleasant flavour. Miller and his 

 copyists state, that it has a musky flavour ; but this 

 is scarcely perceptible. The tree is of a more hardy 

 nature than any of the three next mentioned, is a 

 good bearer, and forms a handsome tree of the SC' 

 cond size, and generally free from mildew. 



