HOW TO RAISE A FRUIT TREE 87 



cherries, oranges, and lemons. The process is as follows. 



A single bud is cut from the scion and is then inserted 

 under the bark of a one-year-old peach 

 seedling, so that the cambium of the bud 

 and stock may grow together. 



Cut scions of the kind of fruit tree you 

 desire from a one-year-old twig of the same 

 variety. Wrap them in a clean, moist 

 cloth until you are ready to use them. 

 Just before using cut the bud from the 

 scion, as shown in Fig. 69. This bud is 

 now ready to be inserted on the north side 

 of the stock, just two or three inches above 

 the ground. The north side is selected to 

 FIG. 71 avoid the sun. Now, as shown at a in 



Sloping line shows Fig. 70, make a cross and an up-and-down 



where to cut tree ... , 



incision, or cut, on the 

 stock ; pull the bark back carefully, as 

 shown in B\ insert the bud (7, as shown 

 in D; then fold the bark back, and wrap 

 with yarn or raffia, as shown in E. As 

 soon as the bud and branches have united, 

 remove the wrapping to prevent its cut- 

 ting the bark, and cut the tree back very 

 close to the bud, as in Fig. 71, so as to 

 force nourishment into the inserted bud. 



Budding is done in the field without FIG. 72 



disturbing the tree as it stands in the Lines show where to 

 ground. The best time to do this is 

 during the summer or fall months, when the bark is 

 loose enough to allow the buds to be easily inserted. 



