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IS4 THE NURSERY-,MANITAL
Persimmon is of two species, the oriental kaki (ZIiosp~~os Kal~i) and
the native (D. rirginimla). Roth kinds are worked on native seedlings,
&hough II. Lotus and one or two other oriental species will probably be
considerably used in the future for the kaki.
Plum is handled on a variety of stocks. Most of the common plums
of the European type (~‘TWHLS rbrrrc~+f ica) and the Japanese plums (I’.
srrZic,i~zu) arc studded on imported myrohalan plum (I’. wrmvj’cra). Stocks
of common and Japanese plums may he used when seeds can be had and
when it pays to grow t.he seedlings in this country. ‘l’hc American 01
native plums arc worked mostly on seedlings of the na.tive species, and
also on Marianna v:hich is sometimes grown from cuttings (prohablu; a
hybrid of 1’. CL’RISI~CT~ and a na.tive species).
Quince. - The large fruit-bearing varieties are sometimes worked on
imported Angers quince, which is propagated by mound-layerage. The
conlmon quince itself may be grown directly from cuttings and moundlayers.
Waht of the Persian or so-called English type is worked on native
walnut stock. Tn California, the native .Jnglans Hiz&i~i is mostly used ;
Juglms nigm, the black walnut of the East, may also be employed.
The dwarfing of trees depend s on two factors, - working
on a slow-growing stock, aid subsqumt wnfining of roots
and heading-in. III particular c’xws, dwarfing is accon~plisl~ed
by growing the trees in pots or twxes. Vie nurserl\;man supplies
the first factor, - the tree l.iflitWi to the dwarf root.
Rut this factor tdoi~~~ rarely irwws a I?c”rirlai~~~i~tl~r dwarf tree.
The vigorous top sooty impart:; s011ic cd its habit to the stock ;
a,nd if the trw is pl;LIltwl SC) :leep that, thcb union is zt few inches
Mow ground, roots may start, from 1-h cion, and the bee will
X~ecoine half tlwtrf, or cvei~ full stancl;wtl.
The possit,ility of keeping tlw trW dwtwf lies mostly with
the grower, illtllO~l~l1, urlfort~iil;llel?-, tlw grower uSUL~l1~ LLStribes
it wholly to the nurseqwan. An excellent illust~ration
of all this is a~r~rclctl 1)~ the Arrry. If c+erry trees are to be
dwarfed, they are worked on the mahaM~ cherry ; ad yet the