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of both pears and apples of which good wood could be obtained 

 " took " very well. Almost all the apples and pears propagated 

 are for cider and perry-making, a few others being grown as 

 intermediate stocks. Those stocks where the buds missed 

 were grafted last spring. It is very difficult indeed to get good 

 wood for either grafts or buds, as in many instances it has to be 

 cut from old orchard trees — no other being available— so 

 " misses " were more frequent than in a nursery where suitable 



Row of Mcorcroft Pears (budded in 1904). 



wood could be obtained. Nearly all of the stocks which were not 

 worked in the autumn of 1904 and spring of 1905 were budded 

 this last autumn. That some buds have grown well may be seen 

 from an illustration of a row of Moorcroft pears from a photo- 

 graph taken in September. It has been very noticeable that 

 shoots from buds grow much more strongly than those from grafts. 



All of the best vintage varieties of apples and pears have 

 been propagated. Others, not so well known, are being grown 

 in smaller quantities for trial. Although all the cider counties 

 have sent buds or grafts, there will be room for others which 



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