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as you wish, upon one tree. For 

 this experiment, however, you will 

 find it better to resort to cleft graft- 

 ing* which is illustrated in Fig. 68. 



Luther Burbank, the originator of 

 the Burbank potato, in attempting 

 to find a variety of apple suitable to 

 the California climate, grafted more 

 than five hundred kinds of apple 

 scions on one tree, so that he might 

 watch them side by side and deter- 

 mine which kind was best suited to 

 conditions in that state. 



SECTION XXIII BUDDING 



FIG. 69. How TO CUT A 

 BUD FROM A SCION 



If, instead of an apple tree, you 

 were raising a plum or a peach, 

 you would probably in the place of grafting use budding. 

 Occasionally budding is also employed for apples, pears, 



FIG. 70. THE STEPS IN BUDDING 



