The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-04
rr,m he American Faruer.

FsJm Inc American Farmer.
PROPAGATION or sRUrF TREES.
A Correspondent al Shephrrd,lswa.
T., asks u ~ gise him information up
=. ne ;v!ls-ing points:
I. lISs - pr'Paga'e fruit trees By Ilie
tyes.
:. How To propagate fruii b. cuttings.
J. 50 wilal lime tie cuttings should be
n.le-li.nr and mode Of planting ,hem-
ID The Kind oil soil aad exposure best
e,r.Iaied Iu insure sueesss.
ASsw.k--l. In propagation Of lrui.
,rss By The eyes, 10 lerined budding or
,.tacilsuag. winch operation is mostly
trrlmined IN the generality Of frBn tires
..ins the Inonlh. of July and .7HgUsi.
..iiimsre successfully done Ia cloudy
.tall.ef. in ihr evening. ss tile midday
90 - apt Ia dry and shriyel tie Cuttings
AL buds. aHd prevent tie unIun 81 pa L..
aa,ch under adorable circumstances must
!, .Hcs place 30 "a alter the operation has
Tern p.rlHned. The bud orrye should
b. il. red on the north side ol the stock.
saca will ensure ii every pOssIbEe ID.
l4ange.
Mtaoa y iindiing -I!aving your
t4!inss. HALVES, bahdages, tsin.s Of
mMinR) rea $, ~ npan asmooIh part Oh
tue SIDE of Ills stock. al whatever height
you ialend To bud il; with your knife
make a horizontal cut across the bark &c
tie ,Iocs quite though I" the firm wood;
ten from The middle Of this cut. make a
81. down~afls perpendicularly. about !.
lgeh long, gong also quite through 10 The
sond, 80 that the two cuts together may
BE- III tie form Of tie letter a; then with
tie point Of your knife raise tie bark q
l,ale At The angles formed by the lwo cuts,
ia order TO MAKE room for The flal pat OF
he liafl 10 enter and false tie bark.
Tais sians .ssi. Iii
bake of bud, having immedia ely pre-
,isas 10 commencement. cut off all the
caves. leaving about an inch Of The fo"s
nalk TO each bud, and holding the cutting
ia one hand, with the Ihirkest end outward.
lien enter the knife about halt an inch,
VI rather more, below the bud. cutting
nearly half way into the wood VI the shoot.
continuing il with one clean slaniing cut
,biut as much more above the bud, SO deep
s.to take off part OF the wood along V ,lhlt.
the whoI. from an Inch and quarter 10 an
inch aud liza { long; directly take out the
wooiy part remaining 10 the bud. which
is Easily done by placing the point Of the
knife between the bark and the wood. al
eaher end; but the upper as the preferable
one. snd with the assls snce Of the thumb.
pull OF the wood from the bark, which
OI.hI IL in good condition. io part freely:
then quickly examine the inside. to see If
the root Of tie bud be left, and il there
appears a small hole. the rudimenI OF the
Young tree has gone with the wood. the
bud is rendered useless. and another must
be prepared. but If there be no hole. the
bad good: then place the foot STALKS or
bacs pan Of the bud between your lips,
ant with the flat part Of the knife sepa-
rate the bark from the stock on each side
81 the perpendicular cut. clean to the
wood, for The admission OF the bud, which
directly slip down close between The wood,
and the whole is inserted 10 within the
eighth Of an inch; let this part he cut
through into the first transverse incisIon
nale in the stock, and the bud will tall
neatly 'nto lis pl zee, Then draw the bud up
g"n'Iy so as To jniu the upper or cut end
oi II 10 the bark OF the stock, where 1t
will most generally first unite. Let the
pats he then bound with lieature OF
o'ss previously immersed in water 10
render ii piahIe and tough, or IN want oil
lh's, woollen yarn. beginning below the
bottom Of the perpendicular slit aud pro-
ceeding ups ards close round every part,
except over the eye or bud, which Is TO
be carefully preserved, AMI con inuc it
l'tlle above the horizontal cut, not bind
Ing II too tight, but just sufficient to keep
'le paris close, exclude the air, sun aud
wet aud thereby promote the junction OF
,'e stock and bud; finish byrmaklng The
lgature fast.
In three weeks or a month loosen The
oaadage and let the stock and bud remain
until the following month, when the st ck
Is TO be buIded down to the eye or bud.
Propoga',on By Cuttings The cut
oHgs must be young shoots of the last
years growth which must be cut with Il
sharp knife from lne tree; they must be
c"' "i'll sharp knife from the tree; they
must be from 6 to s, or IL TO Is inches
'o"g' according ID their strength and
manner Of growth; plant them in rows ID
inches apart, the cuttings To be placed
non to s inches asuuder; every cut
"hg TO be inserted tao.thirds If is lengt
l",tne ground To maintain ,no'snre !
"oail DC we'll 70 lay straw bstween she