A treatise on the culture of the apple & pear, and on the manufacture of cider & perry / by T. A. Knight.

  • Knight, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1759-1838.
Date:
1801
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the culture of the apple & pear, and on the manufacture of cider & perry / by T. A. Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    ba'bly be led to suppose, that such stocks would accelerate the vegetation of other varieties in the spring, and tend to produce an early maturity of the fruit in autumn. In this, however, he will be disappointed. The office of the stock is, in every sense of the word, subservient and it acts only in obedience to the im- pulse it receives from the branches: the only qualities therefore, which are wanting to form a perfect stock, are vigour and hardiness. F In The stock giveth aliment, but no motion to the graft” Lor d Bacon. The keen and inquisitive mind of this extraordinary man appears to have pene- trated deeply i-nto the nature of vegetation ; and in this, as in other branches of knowledge, to have anticipated the discoveries of succeeding generations. ■He has suggested the idea of improving fruits by combining the excellencies of different kinds, and conceives this to be practicable, tho’ he says it can- not be done by grafting; because the graft wholly “ over-ruleth” the stock. To Lord Bacon also belongs the remark, that the lives of trees are greatly prolonged, when their branches are fre- quently taken off.