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this way grew off finely. When heading down the 

 stocks, he took care in every case to leave either one 

 or two small shoots, some leaves, or several nascent 

 buds, in order to continue all the functions of the 

 tree until union had taken place between the scion 

 and the stock. As soon as the buds of the scion 

 began to put forth, all below upon the stock were 

 pruned off. When the scions were taken from the 

 trees, the leaves were all removed as in budding, 

 leaving only a small portion of the footstalk. The 

 clay and ligatures were removed in the autumn, when 

 vegetation had ceased, and the wounds were all well 

 closed. {Albany Cultivator.) 



Budding. — Much of the future success of any tree 

 depends upon the judicious choice of the bud from 

 which it is raised. It should be taken from a healthy 

 tree, that for some years has proved itself a good 

 bearer of well-flavoured fruit. Do not take the bud 

 from one of the most gross-growing shoots, but from 

 one the wood of which is well ripened, and its buds 

 close together. From these select the largest and 

 plumpest. Such buds will not make very strong 

 shoots the first year or two, but they will make healthy 

 and good bearing trees. Bud the peach in the even- 

 ing, or during cloudy weather, and in J uly or August ; 

 though we shall see presently that budding may be 

 performed successfully in October and even November. 



We would advise that the buds be selected from 



