THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
403 
Another Disim.ay of Goods 
Here, now, are some little grafts put on and grown expressly for this 
meeting. You do not have to be told how the mechanical part of the 
work is done, for you know. But it may be well to explain some pre¬ 
liminaries. The scions used for summer grafting should be artificially 
matured, the same as in the preparation of budwood for summer work. 
That means the leaves should be cut from .shoots of the present season’s 
growth, about two-thirds of the length of the shoots, allowing the leaf- 
stems to remain. These leaf-stems will fall away in three or four 
weeks, leaving matured buds ready for use. In cutting your graft scion, 
take only one bud with it. The usual practice is to take two or three 
buds. But what’s the use? The mutilation of the stock necessary in 
putting on the graft greatly interferes with the flow of sap into the graft 
scion. Then why have two or more buds making a double draft upon a 
scant source of sap supply, when you want only one bud to grow? See 
the point? Try it; wrap with cloth dipped only in beeswax, tie firmly, 
cap the tip of the scion with a bit of the waxed cloth, and see for your¬ 
selves if the graft put on in summer will not grow as well as any other 
graft. The specimens shown speak for themselves, and the crown and 
whip methods succeed equally well. Again, if you put on any grafts 
next winter or spring, have only one bud on your scions, and see if you 
do not make a better saving. But above all things, pray for deliverance 
from the grafting habit when buds can be used instead. 
Let me now show you some young budshoots from seedlings worked 
on the Fourth of July, only a little more than three weeks ago. Thrifty 
little fellows they are, four to six inches in length. By examining them 
you will see that the stocks were cut off bodily and straight across. A 
slit was then made in the bark at the top and the bark opened to receive 
the bud. You will note also that the buds are cut like shield buds for 
peaches and plums. But in addition to this the bark is cut away from 
the lower end of the bud, reducing it to a point so it will slip into place 
easily. By removing the thick rim of bark from the lower end of the 
bud, the sap from the stock will enter it easily and force it into immediate 
growth, whether put on in early spring or as late as September. You are 
now ready to put on the wrapper, an oblong little square of waxed cloth 
with an eyelet in the middle for the bud to peep through. In preparing 
the cloth for these wrappers, use only beeswax. If anyone insists upon 
your using grafting wax for this purpose, spare his life, but turn a deaf 
ear to him. Be sure to tie on the wrappers firmly, and see also that 
they cover the entire top of the stock, leaving no part of the wounds 
made by the knife uncovered. 
No one who has worked pecans in this way will ever return to the old, 
clumsy and difficult processes. I am in a position to know that it is 
being adopted with great satisfaction by progressive nut nurserymen 
and that thousands and thousands of young trees propagated in this 
way are coming on splendidly. Not only this, but several bright young 
fellows who have learned to do the work in this way are having good 
demand for their services at a rate of compensation away ahead of 
clerkships and all that. 
You have shown an interest in those summer buds, four to six inches 
long, put in a little over three weeks ago. Now let me show you some 
other budshoots four to six feet in length, put on last April, just about 
three months ago. There are thousands like them in the nursery they 
came from. Do not they of themselves constitute an exemplified ser¬ 
mon in favor of budding in spring? Note the difference in size between 
four inches and four feet; between six inches and six feet, and then ask 
yourselves why any one should sit on the stool of do-nothing waiting for 
summertime before beginning to bud pecan trees. The method de¬ 
scribed can be used at any time; bark will slip on pecan seedlings from 
March until October. 
In Conclusion 
In closing, let me say the good wife often speaks of our pecan trees 
as my wooden children; and they arc—every one of them that is worked 
by my own hands. And those worked by other hands through my 
instruction are my grandchildren, every one of them. They number 
away up in the thousands already, and I reasonably hope to see them 
reach a round million before my time is out. And I would rather leave 
such a legacy to my people and my country than any fortune of a million 
dollars. Allow me again to venture the prophecy that within the first 
half of this century the pecan erf)]) of the South will be second only to 
its cotton crf)p; and if it be that there is a life beyond this one, there is 
happiness in store for the sturdy pioneers who laid the foundations of an 
industry that shall bless our neighbors and our neighbors’ children in the 
years to come.— Semi-Weekly Farm News. 
CALIFORNIA NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The third annual meeting of the California Nurserymen’s 
Association will be held at Fresno, Cal., on October 16-17 and 
18 in the Fre.sno Hotel. 
It was the nurserymen of the Pacific Coast who, at the 
convention of the American Association held in Portland, 
Oregon, June last, suggested the campaign for Unifonn 
Horticultural Laws. The success in raising subscriptions to 
defray the expense of this work will undoubtedly bring forth 
a great deal of discussion of the subject at this meeting. 
A good jjrogram has been prepared and there is no question 
but what the meeting will be a success in every way. 
Pleasant Hill Nursery Company 
OFFER A GENERAL LINE OF CHOICE NURSERY STOCK 
APPLE, PEACH and CHERRY 
All leading varieties, of extra fine quality. Send us 
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Correspondence solicited. 
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PLEASANT HILL 
ILLINOIS 
Pfirst-class plants, all new 
varieties Write for list and 
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ROSES 
Julius Hansen Rose Nursery, Pinneberg, Germany 
SPHAGNUM MOSS, selected stock, one lo-bbl bale; five 10 bbl 
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Capital Nurseries, Topeka, Kan. j 
j Extensive 
Growers 
i of , 
General 
Nursery 
Stock 
We offer for Fall, 1913 
Apple trees (grafted), one and two 
years 
Apple trees (budded), one and two 
years 
Kieffer and Garber Pear,one and two 
years 
Gooseberries Rhubarb, Shade Trees, 
Ash, Elm (White), Elm (English), 
Maple, Mountain Ash, Carolina 
Poplar, Volga Poplar, White Wal¬ 
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Vines, Apple Seedlings, Japan and 
French Pear Seedlings, Catalpa 
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