EXERCISE 45 (Continued) 



then be peeled from the wood and inserted, pointed end first, 

 under the flaps of bark on the stock. The stub of the leaf 

 petiole will serve as a handle in manipulating the bud. The 

 bud should be pushed down under the flaps of bark until the 

 upper edge of bark attached to the bud abuts against the bark 

 on the stock. Press the graft into good contact with the wood 

 by wrapping with a strip of raffia. 



If at the end of ten days the petiole stub below the engrafted 

 bud remains green, it may be supposed that the graft has 

 formed a union with the stock. The raffia should then be re- 

 moved by cutting it on the side opposite the bud. If budded 

 in the autumn* no growth is to be expected before the next 

 spring. The stock should then be cut off just above the bud. 



Budding may also be employed in top grafting older trees. 

 Many kinds of trees besides peach are commonly budded. The 

 seedless orange trees, for instance, are budded upon sour orange 

 trees or upon lemon trees. 



References 



BERGEN and CALDWELL. Practical Botany, pp. 87-89. 

 BERGEN and CALDWELL. Introduction to Botany, pp. 81-83. 



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