TlIF. BUT.LETIX. 



TOOLS REQUIRED. 



For work in propagating plants by the various methods the follow- 

 ing tools are required: budding knife, grafting iron and mallet, 

 priming sliears and saw, and a tool for annular or ring budding. 



Tlie budding knife (Fig. 1) should have a thin blade of well- 



FlG. 1.— Budding' Knife. 



tempered steel, one that will retain a keen cutting edge. A whet- 

 stone should be kept close at hand and used frequently. All cuts 

 must be smooth and clean. Such cuts cannot be made with a dull 

 knife. 



Two styles of gi-afting irons are illustrated (Figs. 2 and 3). Fig. 3 



Fig. 2. -Grafting Iron. 



is rather the best, as the inward curve of the blade helps to prevent 

 unnecessary tearing of the bark. The mallet may be simply a moder- 

 ately heavy billet of wood, or a regular small-sized carpenter's nuillet 

 will answer nicely. 



Fig. 3. — Another Style of Graft inpr Iron. 



