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begins to grow. The first sign of the bud having taken, as it is 
called, is when the petiole of the leaf (that was left on when the leaf 
itself was cut off,) drops, on being very slightly touched with the 
finger ; but the ligature should not be loosened till the bud begins to 
throw out leaves ; and then it should be re-tied only a little slacker 
than before, until the bud is firmly united with the stock. 
Mode of Budding a Rose-Tree. 
In France, buds are only applied to a part of the stock from which 
a bud has been taken, so that the bud of the scion may exactly sup- 
ply the place of the original bud of the plant. But this precaution, 
though certainly founded on reason, is seldom attended to in Eng- 
land. 
Budding, 
spring graft 
gh sometimes used for apples and pears, when the 
failed, is most commonly applied to roses: it is, 
however, ly used for inserting eyes in the tubers of the 
dahlia. The root of the dahlia consists of a number of tubers, col- 
lected together, and each of which should be furnished with an eye 
or bud at its summit, so as to form a ring round what is called the 
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