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^Re department of M^ncufture 



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VICTORIA. 



Vol. IX. 



Part 10. 



loth Oetobep, 1911. 



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PROPAGATION OF FRUIT TREES. 



{Continued from page 648.) 

 C. F. Cole, Orchard Supervisor. 



Budding {continued). 



The most practicable method for budding fruit trees is that known as 

 the shield or T. To perform this operation, it will be necessary to have 

 ri suitable knife with a keen edge. On page 338 are shown two different 

 budding knives. The white handled one has the part for opening the 

 bark to receive the bud situated at the lower end of the handle, while the 

 black handled one has it at the end and upon the upper side of the blade. 

 For all round work the writer prefers the white handled one, but it is 

 purely a matter of what one gets accustomed to. Both answer the s.'me 

 purpose. 



Select a part upon the stock to be worked where the Itark is smooth, and 

 2i to 3 in. above the ground level. Make a cut across the stock pene- 

 trating to the sap wood (31^); and then insert the point of the knife about 

 I in. Ijelow the cross cut, and make an upright incision to it. Fig. 7,2 

 .^hows the position of the index finger whilst making this vertical cut so 

 as to insure its being ])erfectly straight. If this cut is made untrue the 

 oj^-rator will find it awkward to place the bud in the exact position. 



With that part of the knife used for opening the bark, raise the bark 

 u[)on each side of the upward rut wide enough to allow the bud to be 

 easily slii)ped into position. (Figs. T^\a and l>.) Th'-n cut the bud for 

 inserting. Start about \ in. below the bud and finish off the same dis- 

 tance ai)')ve (Fig. 34), cutting deep enough to renvnv a thin smo;;th pie<'e 

 of wofxl u|)on the unrlerside of the b:irk containing the 1 ud (3v). 



Hold the cut bud in position with the thumb and index finger ; and. if 

 necessary, with tin- knib- lift the bark slightly at the top of the incision 

 upon the one side. Then ins<Tt the lower end of the bud and rai.se the 

 i)ark the sam*' upon the on|)osite side, when the bud should be in position 

 for forcing gently down 10 th<' bottom ot the < ut (3 if). I<> do this, 

 place the point of the blade (back part) carefully upon the short piece 

 of the leaf stem; failing this. \\\)0\\ the node, when a slight pre.vsure will 



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