The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-27
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rrFEcrs OF GRAFTING FRUIT

EFFECTS OF GRATING FRUIT
Tina, Scions will produce truit similar TO
the trees from which they are taken Is
fac, well known; bu, many persons are ms.
taken. IN supposing that The sc.ons govern
wholly, aud that the stocks have no inilu.
ence. The scions govern mostly, but as
the stocks have some ,ullouce 10 many re.
spec,s, it IS important to hotticultursts to
examine the lice, and learn ell the yarI
Gus Effects produced BY stocks, as 10 many
cases i may DO turned to great advantage,
and ia others much disadvantage may be
avoided.
Stocks hare an eftetas % bearing gears
Scions cot from trees that bear IN alternate
years, ind pu; a,o stocks that bear every
year, or u alternate years different from
the trees from which tho scions were ia
ken, vii, bear every year, though they may
have their full aud scan,y year Of bearing
This principle will be Of great advantage
to the lruii grower, as It Will enable hin Is
raise iruis annually Of those kinds that
without grsltng or BY grating, on stocks
that bear iuthe same alternate years would
only yield their fruit every second year
Stocks etlcsthc sfioHs II fastening Or re.
iarliag Me ,ipenias IF frait. Frrn that
ripens Too late, may be Forwarded BY en
grating !, on stocks tina, ripen their fruit
earlier, and the reverse. This ray bo
turned to good account. aud ;he same fruit
may be had in succession BY grating on
stocks shat ripen their fruit At diEieren, pc
RODS. We have seen accounts Of fruit
being accelerated in its ripening one
month BIZ this method. Some ffu,s that
are ioo lale for OR northern climate
might DO ripened here by ENGRAVING on
earlier stocks. In this way some excel
len, kinds Of fruits that arc now too lalc,
might be ripeued IN season.
Stocks produce defeets on grated fraif.
STOCKS that have produced frui; with rot
ten corns. or with water cores, will, 10
some cases produce tho same effect IN
similar degree, on f.ai; eugrafied on them.
We noticed on oppIe.iree that produced
water cores 10 abundance some Of the Up
pies we're full Of wafer, which could plainly
10 seen through the peel, Tho Newton
S~eeiing was cagraNcd on tie tree and
some OF the apples we're water cores.
Stocks affect he eolor O he frait.--we
have seen apples Of the same kind ofdiasr
eat colors owing 20 toe sciOus being set 90
Different stocks. Some Of the apples were
red, Others Of Q bright yellow.
Stocks affect he q1ality of he fruit
Scioas OF the BALDWIN apple we're set IN
two trees one tree bore very unpleasant
fruii, tie other bore apples Of very sharp
sour, bu! they had very rich spicy favor
when mellow sc now have apples from
both trees, aud ve ear perceive difference
10 The fruit, and laal which grew on the
last named tree resembles the fruit Of thai
stock 10 iheIr rich peculiar flavor. Butter
or melting pears are grated on ounce
stocks, 10 order 70 give so,idliy 10 the
flesh some kinds are made valuable il That
way which otherwise would not be worth
ruIlivaling. lis evident tia, sweet apples
IN order TO attain lhcIr sweetness 10 full
should be grated into sweet app,e stocks.
W seldom see sweet apples from sclrag 50
sweet as natural fruit, owing doubtless, to
their beng grown on sour stocks.
Stocks daoe an Influence in Increasing
Or deereGsi7g ne SIZE Of fruit. We have
seen accounts Of fruit beng increased one
half IN size BY beIog grated II trees thai
produced much larger fruit. Perhaps the
increase IN sila was owing IN part 10 the
huh Of the scion, as sometimes an i'm.
oroyclnenl Is made 10 ha, way without any
Influence Of the stock otherwise Than sup
aylng an abundance Of sap. We graltcJ
he winter sweetlng INTO sweet apple tree,
hat the sweetness 0. The fruit might not be
tue tree produced excellent
rut, very sweet and good to keep, bal il
vas very smail-the sclons produced good
ruii that kept long, but It was as small as
ne fruit Of The stock whether that was its
common size or not we do not know, but
iuPpoae i; was owing IN measure to the
itOcks.
These flcis viii be very profitable to the
growers Of fruit, and if any Of our readers
earn from experiment or observation any