. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. ^urs. 4SS planted tree three or four years old seems to make almost no growth for a year or two. The late A. S. Fuller says he never knew an instance of successful budding of the hickory, while others claim that ring budding (see page 45) is moderately so. Of the methods of grafting, the cleft (see pages 33 and 435) is said to give the best results, cutting the young trees close to the ground, inserting the scion, waxing thoroughly, and covering to it
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. ^urs. 4SS planted tree three or four years old seems to make almost no growth for a year or two. The late A. S. Fuller says he never knew an instance of successful budding of the hickory, while others claim that ring budding (see page 45) is moderately so. Of the methods of grafting, the cleft (see pages 33 and 435) is said to give the best results, cutting the young trees close to the ground, inserting the scion, waxing thoroughly, and covering to its top with earth. The nuts germinate easily, but, however valuable those planted, seedlings are nearly always inferior in every way to. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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