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cut off, but it will be advisable to leave a portion of the footstalks to 

 facilitate the insertion of the shields in the stocks. In a few weeks the 

 buds will have " taken," and this will be known by their beginning to 

 swell. Then the bandages must be loosened to allow growth to expand. 



INVERTED T F-TJDDING. 



In the incision (A) the 

 bud is inserted from 

 below upwards. 



The bark of the bud (B) 

 is cut with a point at 

 (a) to facilitate its 

 insertion. 



The bud fixed in posi- 

 tion, as shown at (C). 



FLUTE BUDDING OR GRAFTING. 



1. (A) The scion. (B) The 

 stock. (C) Bark of stock 

 removed to receive scion. 



2. (A) The stock. 

 The scion. 



3. 



Flute-grafting 

 strips. 



with 



Flute Budding or Grafting. This mode of propagation is practised to 

 a limited extent, and is serviceable for particular purposes. It is effected 

 by removing a cylinder of bark from the scion branch, furnished with one 



