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226 THE iVURi?ERY--MANUAL
alk to almonds, 8s stocks. 1Vhcw irriga~tion is practiced, prefcwttccs
arv espr~~sscrl for thct peach stocks as they withstand the
fluct,uating moistuw conditions l.wtter than the almond. The
alhtottd uttites wr4 kvith l’~wws (or 1-1 wgy!~rlus) D~~G./iu~~~cx, the
“ wild peaoh of (‘hina,” and its r0ot.s apptw to lw tnore resistant
to alkali in the soil than art’ peach roots, but its ultitnate influence
on the siw, longevity, vigor a,ttd product.iven~~ss of the tree has
not lwrtt rlt~tc~rttiineti. The trtyrol)alan plutn has been used as a
stock for almottds, anti r~~‘(!ortttttended especially for poorly drained
soils, Ijut the ultnorttl outgrows the plum stock, although the union
;~ppwrs to be st rang. The rwult is a dwarfing of the &e, and apparently
such trws do not heat as well as those on almond or
peach sto&s.
The so-enllCY1 flc w~~t~itt~ altnonds (se\wal species of I+mus) will
grow frcrtn root-cuttings if Ott their own roots. Hcc4-in the plants
in fal!, attct lwcts Lvill Iwgiti to forttt from the roots in a few weeks ;
tlwtt in&~ cwttings. Results arc’ less satisfactory when cuttings
:tw titkctt ditwtl~~ on first digging tltcb plants. They are sotneti!ll(‘s
I~udcltYl 011 Ill~t~Ol~itliln plUtk1 StoCk, IJUt th?W StOC!kS are likely
t0 ~~~l’~lllf Ot’ SU(‘l- soil, \vittt tetttperutllrt~ Of
7.5” I’. ?fla~*d~ is Iwst time for propaga,ting. See :~I l’frcm’, page
239.