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with the wood of the stock. When this is done, 

 bind up with damp matting, or cotton twist, all 

 except the bud (see Fig. 5), which must be left 



Fis. 4. Fisr. 5. 



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free to the air, but protected from the powerful 

 action of the sun or wet, either of which 'would 

 defeat the whole operation. In eight or ten days 

 the success of the process will be known, and in 

 two or three weeks the bandages must be loosened, 

 though not entirely taken away. From June to 

 the middle of September budding may be done, 

 choosing always cloudy weather; or a few days 

 after a heavy rain ; but for limited operations any 

 evening may be chosen, always following the in- 

 dication of the free parting of the wood from the 

 bark, for if the bark does not rise with facility 



