. Pear culture for profit. Pears. A GIBDLEB TREE. 119 an Tipriglit position. Tlie tree was liring and look- ing perfectly healthy. It was supported on three short columns, with the portion of the body that had been girdled, dead and removed, thus leaving an opening in the trunk of the tree between the col- umns. Remembering the successful experiment with the cherry tree, I now set to work; prepared the scions by beveling them on the same side at both ends, and with a budding knife made an opening both on the upper and lower edges of the bark. In each tree that was completely girdled, I inserte
. Pear culture for profit. Pears. A GIBDLEB TREE. 119 an Tipriglit position. Tlie tree was liring and look- ing perfectly healthy. It was supported on three short columns, with the portion of the body that had been girdled, dead and removed, thus leaving an opening in the trunk of the tree between the col- umns. Remembering the successful experiment with the cherry tree, I now set to work; prepared the scions by beveling them on the same side at both ends, and with a budding knife made an opening both on the upper and lower edges of the bark. In each tree that was completely girdled, I inserted three scions, and where there was a small connection of bark left, I inserted one scion. I fastened them by a band,. ,-g^2fti ^vja*^^^ Fia. 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 Quinn, Patrick T. New York, The Tribune association
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