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  this 
  method 
  the 
  budding 
  season 
  may 
  be 
  greatly 
  extended 
  and 
  prop- 
  

   agation 
  started 
  at 
  least 
  two 
  months 
  before 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  present 
  

   season 
  's 
  buds 
  will 
  be 
  sufficiently 
  mature 
  for 
  use. 
  

  

  The 
  Kinds 
  of 
  Buds 
  to 
  Select. 
  

  

  As 
  to 
  the 
  buds 
  themselves 
  the 
  most 
  desirable 
  are 
  those 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  

   of 
  the 
  season's 
  growth. 
  See 
  Figure 
  13. 
  These, 
  though 
  not 
  large, 
  

   are 
  plump 
  and 
  fully 
  mature. 
  The 
  bark 
  is 
  smoother 
  and 
  firmer 
  

   about 
  them 
  than 
  higher 
  up 
  the 
  stem 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  leaf 
  stalk 
  to 
  

   interfere 
  with 
  cutting 
  them 
  accurately 
  and 
  making 
  a 
  close 
  fit 
  and 
  

   tie. 
  These 
  buds 
  are 
  dormant 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  little 
  danger 
  of 
  their 
  

   pushing 
  into 
  growth 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  and 
  being 
  cold 
  hurt 
  the 
  following 
  

   winter. 
  For 
  best 
  success 
  in 
  patch 
  budding 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  desirable 
  to 
  

   select 
  very 
  large, 
  overdeveloped 
  buds, 
  or 
  those 
  that 
  have 
  grown 
  so 
  

   rapidly 
  as 
  to 
  stand 
  out 
  on 
  a 
  little 
  pedicel 
  or 
  basal 
  stalk. 
  In 
  remov- 
  

   ing 
  such 
  a 
  bud 
  from 
  the 
  stick, 
  the 
  central 
  column 
  of 
  the 
  pedicel 
  will 
  

   often 
  pull 
  out 
  and 
  remain 
  on 
  the 
  stick. 
  Such 
  a 
  bud 
  will 
  almost 
  

   invariably 
  die. 
  An 
  observation 
  of 
  pecan 
  buds 
  in 
  general 
  will 
  show 
  

   that 
  they 
  are 
  normally 
  triple 
  in 
  form, 
  the 
  largest 
  above 
  and 
  two 
  

   smaller 
  ones 
  beneath 
  it. 
  The 
  largest 
  bud 
  will 
  grow 
  first 
  but 
  if 
  

   anything 
  happens 
  to 
  it, 
  the 
  next 
  one 
  will 
  take 
  its 
  place. 
  

  

  Tying 
  in 
  the 
  Buds. 
  

  

  A 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  the 
  success 
  in 
  patch-budding 
  depends 
  on 
  the 
  tying 
  

   in 
  of 
  the 
  buds. 
  The 
  cambium 
  must 
  be 
  thoroughly 
  protected 
  if 
  a 
  

   union 
  is 
  to 
  result. 
  It 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  have 
  some 
  kind 
  of 
  tie 
  that 
  wall 
  

   retain 
  the 
  sap 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  exclude 
  external 
  moisture. 
  After 
  experi- 
  

   menting 
  with 
  different 
  materials 
  and 
  methods 
  I 
  have 
  finally 
  aban- 
  

   doned 
  all 
  except 
  the 
  waxed 
  strip 
  tie. 
  This 
  is 
  made 
  by 
  dipping 
  sheet 
  

   cotton 
  in 
  pure, 
  liquid 
  beeswax 
  and 
  pressing 
  out 
  all 
  extra 
  wax. 
  The 
  

   cloth 
  after 
  dipping 
  is 
  formed 
  into 
  convenient 
  sized 
  rolls. 
  From 
  

   these 
  rolls 
  the 
  cloth 
  is 
  torn 
  at 
  budding 
  time 
  into 
  strips 
  a 
  quarter 
  of 
  

   an 
  inch 
  wide 
  and 
  from 
  six 
  to 
  eight 
  inches 
  long. 
  

  

  In 
  tying 
  in 
  a 
  bud 
  hold 
  it 
  firmly 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  slip 
  and 
  begin 
  

   at 
  the 
  top 
  and 
  bind 
  it 
  in 
  very 
  tightly 
  with 
  the 
  waxed 
  strip. 
  Re- 
  

   verse 
  the 
  tie 
  at 
  the 
  rear 
  of 
  the 
  bud 
  like 
  a 
  surgeon's 
  bandage 
  and 
  

   cover 
  the 
  patch 
  completely, 
  leaving 
  only 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  the 
  bud 
  sticking 
  

   out. 
  The 
  wax 
  in 
  the 
  cloth 
  will 
  cause 
  the 
  tie 
  to 
  adhere 
  sufficiently 
  

   to 
  the 
  wood 
  so 
  that 
  no 
  other 
  ligature 
  is 
  required. 
  In 
  budding 
  in 
  

   the 
  spring, 
  when 
  the 
  flow 
  of 
  sap 
  is 
  very 
  copious, 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  tie 
  in 
  

   a 
  small 
  splinter 
  about 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  a 
  match 
  just 
  below 
  the 
  bud 
  to 
  

   drain 
  off 
  the 
  excess 
  sap. 
  This 
  will 
  save 
  many 
  buds 
  from 
  being 
  

  

  