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origin, l)ut the trees arc likol>~ to lw sl1ort-li~*cil anrl ilnsat kfac~tcq*.
iY;kt i Vc ,Japanescb s t oclL+ til’(’ t 0 1W pIY$CITCcl. The ornarllental
varieties of I’. wrrrdtrtrr arc probably I)est worked on stocks of
I’. scwulatcz~ var. ,str~l~.tclir~,r~~~,sis from the northern part of ?Japan,
particularly for the nort hem regions of this country, as this stock
is hardy in ~Yew J3ngland. I”orms of the wild I’. Lc~r1t3jc~fl
from .Japan, particularly the form known as hlazakura, arc also
recommended. I’. stihhirfdl~~ l’iw. IW,~/~/I//CC (known to nurscr~‘-
mc’n as I’. jfrjmrr ifv rosrn p~~~d161a) Should l)e grafted high on such
seedlings of I’. sdhirffdln as assume an upright2 habit. To maintain
an upright st oclc of good forms of I’. .sddGrfdln itself, propagation
should IW from cuttings or it niaJ* 1~ grafted on its own
upright sccacllingss.
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1 ’ ni bdlijcra~.
Seer1 is sown much the same as celery seeds, but the plants are
usually allowed to stand where sown. Seed is often sown in
autumn.
Chestnut ((_‘astanea spccirlq). Fflqnccca.
(‘hestnut stocks are grown from seed. J~XRiculty is sometimes
experienced in keeping thtl seeds, as they lose their vitality if
dried t,oo hard, and are-likely to becomtt moldy if allowed to remain
moist. The surest way is to allow the nuts to l)ecome well dried
off or “ scasonetl ” in the fall, and then stratify thflm in a box with
three or four times as much sand as chestnuts, and bury the box a
foot or two deep in a warm soil until spring. They do not always
keep well if &red or stratified in a cellar. Fall plant.ing esposcs
the nuts to squirrels and mice. American stocks are better than
European9 because the latter are kncler in the North.
The stocks are worked 1,~ whip-grafting above ground, the wound
being well tied and protected by waxed cloth.