70 CULTURE OP THE ROSE. 



with a strip of bark attached. A small portion of the 

 wood will also adhere. This may be removed; though this 

 is not necessary, and is attended with some little risk of 

 pulling out with it the eye, or vital part, of the bud. Now 

 place the bud between the lips while you take the next 

 step of the process. This consists in cutting a vertical, 

 slit in the bark of the stock. This done, cut a tranverse 

 slit across the top of the vertical one. Both should be 

 quite through the bark to the wood below ; then, with the 

 flat handle of the budding-knife, raise the corners of the 

 bark, and disengage it from the wood sufficiently to allow 

 of the bud being slipped smoothly into the crevice between 

 the wood and bark of the stock. Next apply the edge 

 of the knife to the protruding end of the bark attached to 

 the bud, and cut it smoothly off immediately over the 

 tranverse slit in the bark of the stock. The bud is now 

 adjusted accurately in its place, the overlapping bark clos- 

 ing neatly around it. Now tie it above and below pretty 

 firmly with repeated turns of the bass-matting, and the 

 work is done. It must be remembered, that, to be well 

 done, it must be quickly done ; and it is better to insert the 

 bud on the north or shady side of the stock. 



The bud and the stock will soon begin to grow together. 

 After a week or two they should be examined, and the tie 



