. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. TRANSPLANTING STOCKS. 141 4th. Pruning, or Dressing Stocks.—The ol)jects always in view, in performing this operation, are—to remove in- jured or broken roots; to reduce the ta|>root, that it may produce laterals; to reduce the stems to a proper proportion with the roots, and ])ut them in a condi- tion that will in- sure a vigorous growth. Seedlings^XaVQw from the seed-bed, have always a long tap-root, with few or no laterals ; and as trees with such roots are un- fit for 8afc trans- plantation, it is necessary to take measures to change their char- ac
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. TRANSPLANTING STOCKS. 141 4th. Pruning, or Dressing Stocks.—The ol)jects always in view, in performing this operation, are—to remove in- jured or broken roots; to reduce the ta|>root, that it may produce laterals; to reduce the stems to a proper proportion with the roots, and ])ut them in a condi- tion that will in- sure a vigorous growth. Seedlings^XaVQw from the seed-bed, have always a long tap-root, with few or no laterals ; and as trees with such roots are un- fit for 8afc trans- plantation, it is necessary to take measures to change their char- acter. We there- fore remove the small tapering jiortiou of the root, as at fig. 80, A, and this in- sures the j)roduc- tion of lateral or spreadmg roots, near the surface cially, are inclined lan to sjiread ; and. and 87.—SEEDLING stocks and CUTTINGS. Fig. 86, a Beedliiig stock, one year's growth, as it comes from the seed-bed; the line at A shows the shortening of the tap-root; that at J5, the shortening of the stem before replanting. Fig. 87, a quince cut- ting; the cross lines on the stem and roots indicate the pruning before replanting. of the ground. The pear roots, espe more to descend in a straiccht line tl. 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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