Propagation of Peach Trees 6S 



the lower end of the cut, but the upper half or two-thirds 

 is removed. The bud to be inserted is cut in about the 

 same manner as for shield-budding above described. In 

 putting the bud in position on the stock, its lower end is 

 placed under the portion of the tongue that remains and 

 then the bud is bound to the stock by closely wrapping it 

 with raffia or cotton twine in much the same way that the 

 buds are wrapped in shield-budding. In placing the bud, 

 however, much care must be exercised to bring the cambium 

 layers of the bud and stock into as complete contact as is 

 possible. If they are not in contact, no union of bud and 

 stock can occur. In due course the raffia or cord used in 

 wrapping the bud should be removed. 



Though this method was apparently devised by Ness 

 working independently, it was found later to have been used 

 in Europe in its essential details at an earlier date. In 

 principle, it is a modification of patch-budding, though 

 that method is used generally when the bark "slips" readily. 

 The special advantage of this dormant method is that it 

 admits of budding when for any reason the bark of the 

 stock is not slipping. Price speaks of budding peaches by 

 this method in January, in which case not only the stocks 

 but the buds must have been dormant. 



