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shoot, and after stripping off the foliage, wrap it 

 np in damp moss, a few large leaves, or wet paper, 

 and it may then be kept for three or four days. 

 In applying the bud to the stock an incision is to 

 be made lengthwise through the bark (but not so 

 as to injure the wood), about an inch in length, 

 and this is to be diagonally crossed at the top by 

 another incision, as shown in Fig. 2. The thin 

 ivory handle, or back of the knife, should then be 

 used to raise the bark, as shown in Fig. 3, and the 

 shield inserted within, gently pressing it to the 



Pig. 1. 



Fig. 2. 



Fig- 



bottom of the perpendicular incision ; when it is 

 properly placed, the portion of it above the diago- 

 nal cross should be cut off as in Fig. 4, and great 

 care should be taken that it is in close contact 



