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Journal of A^^riculiurc . Victor'u 



[lo Oct. , 191 1, 



place the bud into the proper position ready for tying (3i(: and d). Under 

 no condition, place the point of the blade above the bud, penetrating the 

 bark, or upon the bud. If the bark runs freely, an experienced budder 

 will perform this l)art with the thumb and finger, i.e. when inserting certain 

 kinds of buds. 



Having placed the bud in position, take a piece of prepared raffia and 

 start to bind below the incision, working upwards and leaving the bud ex- 

 posed to the light. Continue binding above the cross or upper cut and 

 finish off with two half hitches. The incision should be well covered and 

 firmly bound (3it'). 



When tying projecting buds, like cherries, be careful not to strike them 

 with the raffia, injuring or breaking them from the node. Injured buds 

 should be immediatelv reiilaced bv sound ones. 



31. METHODS OF BUDDING. 

 a.h. Iiicisiou ready for inserting bud. c. Inserting bud. 0. Bud inserted. 



Bud liound. 



In illustration T^\a. instead of the cross cut, the blade of the knife is 

 pressed downwards. This method is a good one when budding citrus trees, 

 mulberries, etc. The top of the cut, when bound, re-unites with the stock, 

 while the cross cut expands. But, for ordinarv fruit tree budding, it has 

 no advantage over the cross cut. 



There is another method called the reversed T budding, practised at 

 times. The difference is that the cross cut. is made below instead of above, 

 and the bud inserted forced upwards instead of downwards in the stock. 

 Some favour this method when working cherrv stocks, stating that they are 

 not so liable to gum if budded this way. 



The writer's opinion is that the gumming of cherrv stocks when budded 

 is caused by two agencies : — The excessive sap flow at the time that the 

 stocks are worked, and excessi\-e moisture at the roots causing the subsoil 

 to become sodden and cold through bad drainage. If the stocks are budded 

 when they are growing rapidly and over-flush with sap, there is a greater 



