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THE ESSENTIALS OF AGRICULTURE 



48. Budding. Budding (Fig. 26) is a process much like that 

 of grafting. In grafting, a small twig containing several buds, 

 known as a scion, is employed ; while in budding, a single 

 bud is removed from one plant and caused to grow beneath the 

 bark of another plant. The stone fruits, such as the peach, plum, 

 cherry, apricot, and nectarine, are propagated by budding instead 

 of by grafting. Ornamental plants like roses and lilacs are 



FIG. 26. Budding 



A, bark cut to receive bud, as shown at B C, bud fastened in place ; Z>, growing bud ; 

 , f, G, showing method of preparing the bud for insertion 



often budded upon other plants in order to secure greater hardi- 

 ness. Trees with thick bark, like the nut trees, are propagated 

 by budding. 



In budding, a three-pointed slit (Fig. 26) is made and a piece 

 of bark bearing the bud of the desired kind of plant is inserted 

 into this slit. Sometimes a ring of bark is removed from the 

 stock and a similar ring bearing a bud is inserted in its place. 

 Great care must be used to insure that the living bark of the 

 bud and the living bark of the stock are placed and held in close 

 contact. The remainder of the process and the results obtained 

 are practically the same as in fruit trees. 



