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even when root-pruned or frequently removed, I felt 

 anxious to see them flourishing on the quince stock, 

 „ which invariably makes pear trees fertile. I found 

 that but few grafts of these sorts out of scores would 

 survive on the quince, and when they did unite they 

 were very short lived ; this induced me to look nar- 

 rowly into the habits of pear trees on the quince stock, 

 and I found that the Beurre d'Amanlis formed a most 

 perfect union with the stock, and seemed most endu- 

 ring, for I had seen trees in France at least fifty years 

 old. I therefore fixed upon this sort for my experi- 

 ment, and had thrifty trees, two years old from the 

 bud, grafted with Gansel's Bergamot ; the grafts 

 flourished, and became so prolific that, when three or 

 four years old, they each bore from three to four dozen 

 of fruit — a most unusual thing with that fine variety. 

 This settled the question as to the fertility given by 

 double grafting, which, since this experiment, has be- 

 come here an extensive branch of culture. There are 

 other kinds of pears which, from uniting with and 

 growing freely on the quince stock, serve well for 

 double grafting, such as Prince Albert, Bezi G-oubault, 

 and Conseiller de la Cour. Prince Albert is a sort 

 well adapted for the Monarch, Marie Louise, Prince 

 of Wales (Huyshe), Victoria (Huyshe), and British 

 Queen ; Beurre d'Amanlis may be used for the Jargo- 

 nelle and Bergamots, as may also Bezi G-oubault, the 

 hardiest pear known. The cultivator has something 

 to learn, for there are many pears of the finest quali- 

 ty, but of a delicate and infertile habit, that may be 

 much improved by double grafting. 



Our garden culture of cherries is, as yet, rude and 



