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branch or shoot containing the buds in the left hand, and 

 with the smaller end towards you ; insert the knife blade 

 about one inch below the bud ; cut^a little^deep^r thaji 

 you would if the wood was to 



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above the bud about one inch, 

 then cut across through the 

 bark only, about half an inch 

 above the bud (see figure 75), 

 then with the finger and 

 thumb lift up the bark, at 

 the same time press gently 

 forward, and the bark and bud 

 (a) will come off, leaving the 

 wood beneath (b) adhering to 

 the branch. Examine the 

 bud after it has been removed 

 to ascertain whether the chit, 

 as it is called, hasTGeen broken 

 off v even with the inside, sur- 

 face of the bark .orwrlnin the 



bud, leaving a 



latter, there- is danger that 



while the bark around the 



bud will unite with the stock, 



the bud itself may fail to grow 



unless the flow of assimilated 



sap on the stock is sufficiently 



abundant to fill the cavity 



witli^ cambium soon after the 



bud is inserted. But the par- 



ticular manner in which buds 



are taken from the twig, or 



inserted in the stock, will make hjit little difference, pro- 



vided the buds are fresh and the bp^atJQn is carjajujly 



performed at the proper time. One operator will insist 



that the best wav to make the horizontal incision in the 



Fig, 75. REMOVING THE BUD. 



