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PATCH AND RING BUDDING. 



Some of our trees have such thick bark that it is impossible to bud 

 them sucessfully by the shield-bud method. In such cases patch or 

 ring- biuldiuo- is practiced. 



Patch budding (Fig. 17) consists in cutting 

 a rectangular patch out of the bark of the stock 

 iiiul inserting a piece of the same size (Fig. 

 17 []]) and shape from the scion. The work 

 must be carefully done, so that the bark at each 

 end of the patch is in contact 

 with the bark of the stock. The 

 success of the operation depends 

 on this. The bud is then wrap- 

 ped well with raphia or waxed 

 cloth (Fig. 17 [2]). Some- 

 times the patch is made triangu- 

 FiG. 15.-SHIELD Budding, lar in shapc instead of rect- 



1. T-shaped Cut in Stock i 



2. Bud Cut. anguiai. 



3. Bud Inserted Ready for . , y-,. i i t 



Tying. Annular or King budding 



(Fig. 18) consists in removing a ring of bark from 

 the stock (Fig. 18 [2]) and inserting a similar ring 

 from the scion (Fig. 18 [1]). The ring should be 

 at least one-half inch long. The scion at the joint 

 where the ring is removed should be practically of 

 the same diameter as the stock where the bud is to be 

 inserted. The bud is then wrapped as in patch bud- 

 ding (Fig. 18 [3]). 



GRAFTING. 



Many of our trees cannot 

 be budded very successfully, 

 but can be grafted. This is 

 the best way to propagate 

 such plants. In grafting, 

 the part which is to be gTaft- 

 ed onto is known as the stock, 

 while the part that is placed 

 on the stock is known as the 

 scion, or graft. We may 

 graft on the root of a plant, 

 which is known as root-graft- 



or at the cro^vn of the f-J^-Bu^ stick of 



the Bud.s Partially 

 Removed. 



Fig. 17.— Patch Budding. 



1. Bud Cut Ready for In- 



serting. 



2. Bud Inserted and Tied. 



plant, known as crown-gTaft- 

 ing, or on the branches, which 

 is known as top-grafting. 



