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REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 



Budding, then, is the operation of inserting a bud or bud scion into a 

 stock. This is literally true, as the bud is usually inserted under the sur- 

 face of the bark of the stock, as shown in Fig. XXVIIT. 



EH 



E.H. 



V\s. XXVII. 



Fig. XXVI. 



The bud is taken from wood of the present season's growth. 

 Since the work of budding is usually done during the season of 

 active growth, the bud sticks are usually prepared so that the 

 petiole or stem of each leaf is left attached, to serve as a handle to 

 aid in pushing the bud home when inserting it beneath the bark 

 of the stock. A bud stick is shown in Fig. XXIII, and a detached 

 bud ready for use in Fig. XXV. This is what is usually called a 

 bud, 'and is cut so that a small portion of the woody tissue of the 



Fig. XXV., A. 



Fig, XXV., B. 



Note — Figs. 20, 21, 22, 2^, 24, 25 a, and 25 b, from Thomas' American Fruit OuMurist, 

 by permission of publishers, William Wood & Company. 



