available (Malayan Agric. J., 1985). Seedlings should 
be set out 8-10 m. apart, so that when the plants mature, 
the dense crowns are not crowded together. 
An experiment to propagate the rambai and hapun- 
dung by the ‘‘budding method” at the Ragunan Ex- 
periment Station, Pasar Minggu, Djakarta, Indonesia, 
was carried out in 1988. A modification of the Forkert 
method was used and can be summarized as follows: On 
the stock plant, a transverse incision is made in the bark 
as deep as the cambium, after which a flap of the bark, 
4 cm. long and 1 em. wide, is pulled down, either in one 
plece or else in several small strips. From the strips of 
the bark torn loose, two-thirds are cut off and the end 
trimmed. A shield-shaped bud, the scion, with no wood 
adhering, 1s then inserted and bound up with raffia. 
In the original Forkert method, the bark is not pulled 
down but is cut loose. This method has also been used, 
but it proved to be unsatisfactory. In the modified 
method, there is an advantage, because, if the bark fails 
to peel properly or tear off in small pieces, it indicates 
that the cambium is inactive and in an unsuitable condi- 
tion for budding. Thus, it is possible to ascertain whether 
the stock is fit or not before commencing further bud- 
ding operations. 
About three weeks after budding, the raffia is re- 
moved, and the scion commences to grow. For best 
results, this budding operation should be carried out 
during the rainy season. 
With this method, attempts have been made to use 
non-petiolate, one-year-old budwood of Baccaurea Mot- 
leyana as the scion, while fourteen-month-old B. Motley- 
ana and B. racemosa have been used as the stock. With 
both stocks, the results were 50% successful. It should 
then be possible to improve the quality of the fruit. If 
this method be extended to the villages, where the most 
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