. The American fruit culturist. on by layers is performed by bending young shoots down in spring, and buryingthem so as to leave a fewbuds at the extremity aboveground, as described on page26 of this work. When thebuds on the shoots have wellstarted, all are rubbed off orcut away but the best. Theywill throw out roots by au-tumn, and may be removedfrom the parent tree, and setout in rows; those which donot root the first year maybe left till the second. Ifthe ground is rich, and theyare kept well-cultivated andstraightened by stakes, thecuttings and layers will pro-duce trees fit for removal a
. The American fruit culturist. on by layers is performed by bending young shoots down in spring, and buryingthem so as to leave a fewbuds at the extremity aboveground, as described on page26 of this work. When thebuds on the shoots have wellstarted, all are rubbed off orcut away but the best. Theywill throw out roots by au-tumn, and may be removedfrom the parent tree, and setout in rows; those which donot root the first year maybe left till the second. Ifthe ground is rich, and theyare kept well-cultivated andstraightened by stakes, thecuttings and layers will pro-duce trees fit for removal as standards in two or threeyears. This mode is more commonly used in raising theorange quince as a fruit. In the extensive propagation ofstocks for the pear, layering by stools is adopted. Theyare made by cutting back strong plants to within a fewinches of the surface of the ground early in spring, or beforethe buds swell, which induces them to throw up a number ofStrong shoots, constituting the stools. These are earthed up 580. Fig. 784.—Neglected Quince-Tree. THE QUINCE. 581
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