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possible, be kept in tlie greenhouse or hot-bed where the 

 grafting is being done. 



BUDDII^G. 



The shoot or stock to be budded upon must be in a 

 thrifty growing state, so that the bark can be raised 

 freely from the wood, and the bud to be inserted must 

 be in such a state that it shows prominently at the axil 

 of the leaf. Select a smooth portion of the stem of the 

 stock, strip it of leaves sufficiently to allow room for the 



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BUD TI2I). 

 THE METHOD OF BLDDING. 



operation, and then make a cut tlirough tlie bark to the 

 wood of an inch or so, with a cross cut at the top, as shown 

 in figure 34. Although the illustration does not show it, a 

 slight cut of the bark should be made above the cross-cut. 

 This is done to allow the bud to slip in better. This cus- 

 tom, we think, is not general, but we find the operation 

 is done quicker aud better by its use. Next take the shoot 

 from which the bud is to be cut, and selecting a properly 

 developed bud, cut it from the shoot as shown in fio-ure 

 33. The edges of the cut in the stock are lifted by 

 the point of the knife or an ivory attachment to the 

 budding-knife, the bud inserted and pushed down as in 



