. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. 10 Pomona College Journal of Economic Botany prevent bleeding. In a short time numerous sprouts will make their ap- pearance; all of these should be kept cut off but three or four of the most promising, selected on different sides of the tree so as to form a good head. In a short time they will be large enough to bud, and should be budded in the same way as small seedlings. The wraps must be loosened every four or five days, as the sprouts make a very rapid growth. After the buds have made a growth of several inches the stocks may be cut bac
. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. 10 Pomona College Journal of Economic Botany prevent bleeding. In a short time numerous sprouts will make their ap- pearance; all of these should be kept cut off but three or four of the most promising, selected on different sides of the tree so as to form a good head. In a short time they will be large enough to bud, and should be budded in the same way as small seedlings. The wraps must be loosened every four or five days, as the sprouts make a very rapid growth. After the buds have made a growth of several inches the stocks may be cut back and the buds allowed to develop into the new tree. In two years time a good sized head will be Figure 4. Avocado tree of the Mexican type growing at Redlands, Cal., showing what the Avocado may become when not pruned or cut hack. The best material for budding tape is cheap cotton cloth which will tear easily. The method of preparing it is described by Mr. Wester as follows: "Rip up the cloth in strips of desired widths, say six inches, and roll these tightly on stout iron wire as long as the width of the strips. Several strips may be rolled on until the roll is one inch in diameter; tie a string around the roll at each end to prevent unrolling while being boiled in the wax. A. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Popenoe, Wilson, 1892-1975. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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