. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. BUDDINti, (iUAFTING, ETC. 147 diameter, ])ointe(l and shod with iron. Fig. 88 represents one made of the liandle of a spade. Figul'e 89 shows a dibble, such as is sold by the dealers in iinjilements. It is made from a stick, witli a natural curve at one end, to conveniently fit the hand, and is furnislied at the other end with an iron point. One l^erson Avill plant as many in this way as four could by opening trendies witli spades. But where the plants are dib- bled in, the ground must be in the best condition—perfectly dry, and finely pul- verized. Treat
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. BUDDINti, (iUAFTING, ETC. 147 diameter, ])ointe(l and shod with iron. Fig. 88 represents one made of the liandle of a spade. Figul'e 89 shows a dibble, such as is sold by the dealers in iinjilements. It is made from a stick, witli a natural curve at one end, to conveniently fit the hand, and is furnislied at the other end with an iron point. One l^erson Avill plant as many in this way as four could by opening trendies witli spades. But where the plants are dib- bled in, the ground must be in the best condition—perfectly dry, and finely pul- verized. Treatment of /Storks after The principal care which stocks require ^^^^^ between the time they are planted and koot- Fig. 89.^ the time they are budded is to keep the ''''•'''^'- "''''''^'=- groimd about them clear of M'eeds, and in a friable, porous condition on the surface, by fi-equent stirring. A good rule is to run the cultivator or horse-hoe through them once a week. The success of budding depends, in a great measure, on the condition of the stocks. They must be in a thrifty, growing state, and this can only be obtained with good treatment. Having now considered, in as much detail as seems necessary, the j)ropagation and transplanting of stocks into the nursery rows, we proceed with Section 4.—The Budding, Grafting, and Manage- ment OF Trees in the Nursery, The simplest and cleai-est method of treating this part of the subject, seems to bo that of considering, separate- ly, each year's operations in succession. The First Year.—Strong yearling seedlings of the apple, pear^ cherry^ and plion, say one-fourth f>f an inch and upwards in diameter, and well-rooted layers of the. 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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