668 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [15 Nov., 1919. 



When budding, it is necessary to have suificient sap for the bud to 

 slip into position Avithout any undue pressure, and even a cold change 

 in the weather at this time will be sufficient to make the conditions 

 unfavorable for budding to be successfully performed. With the recur- 

 rence of a warm day or two, however, it will be found that the sap flow 

 becomes stronger again, enabling the operation to be resumed. 



Assuming, then, that the wood for budding has been secured, the 

 bud for insertion in the stock is removed from the selected shoot, as 

 depicted in Plate No. 32, A. In cutting out the bud, the cut should 

 be made at the basal end of the bud, and at this point a thin wedge-like 



Plme oi. Rows of young- pear trees in the nursery ready for 



planting. 



end is made, tapering off very thinly at the toj), which form allows of 

 the easy insertion of the bud into the prepared cut. A thin layer of 

 wood is removed with the bud, and in the case of the pear bud, it is 

 found more satisfactory to allow the wood to remain attached to the bud 

 as shown in C. If this wood be removed, a deep cavity in the bud is 

 exposed, making it more likely for the bud to dry out. B shows a front 

 view of removed bud. 



In order to insert the bud into the stock, a T-shaped cut is made in 

 the stock by first making a vertical incision through the bark about 



