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Seedling pecans budded 1 >y new method Frontispiece. 



Plate I. Fig. 1.— Pecan branch, summer condition. Fi<:. L*. — Pecan ]>raii(li. 



winter condition 20 



II. Fig. 1. — Pecan branch, fruiting condition. Fig. 2. — Seven-year-old 



branch of Hicorin laciniom 20 



III. Fig. 1. — Patch budding; method of removing section of bark from 



stock; bud prepared ready for inserting. Fig. 2. — Seedling pecan 

 stock; preliminary incisions in bark; bud ready for inserting. 

 Fig. 8. — Seedling jiecan stock; bark rai.«e<l ready for bud 20 



IV. Fig. 1. — Seedhng pecan stock; Inid in position ready to be tied. 



Fig. 2. — Bu<lded seedling pecan; Inid inserted and tied. Fig. 8. — 

 Budded seedling jiecan; method of wrapping with strij) of waxed 

 cloth 20 



y. Fig. 1. — Budded seedling pecan; method of covering with paper to 

 prevent injury from sun. Fig. 2.— Triangular budding; seedling 



stock prepared i-ea<ly for bud ; bud ready to be inserted 20 



VI. Brancii i )f pecan 20 



VII. Three-year-old budded pecan trees, recently transjtlan ted 20 



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