BUDDING. 



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BUDDING. 



wood without disturbing the inner bark of 

 the eye ; for it is in this liber, or inner 

 bark, that the vitality lies. Now make a 

 cross-cut in the bark of the intended stock, 

 and also a vertical one, T, and shape the 

 upper part of the shield or bud, A, so as to 

 fit it exactly. Having fitted the parts 

 correctly, raise the bark of the stock gently 

 with the budding-knife, and insert the 

 bud ; afterwards bandage lightly above 

 and below the eye, bringing the lips of the 

 bark of the stock together again over the 

 bud by means of the ligature, in such 

 manner that no opening remains between 

 them, and, above all, taking care that the 

 base of the eye is in free contact with the 

 bark of the stock. 



FIG. 2. OPERATION OF BUDDING. 



Loosening of Ligature. Some weeks 

 after, if the ligatures seem to be too tight 

 after swelling, they may be untied, and 

 replaced with smaller pressure. 



Budding in May Cutting Scion. 

 When the operation takes place in May, 

 the scion will develop itself as soon as the 

 suture is completed. In order to provide 

 for this, cut the head of the stock down to 

 within an inch of the point of junction 

 immediately after the operation. 



Budding in August Treatment. 

 When the operation takes place in August, 

 the head is never cut till the following 

 spring, when the scion begins to grow. 

 If the same practice as in earlier budding 

 were followed, the consequence would be 



that the bud would develop itself before 

 winter ; and, having no time to ripen its 

 new wood, it would perish, or at least suffer 

 greatly. When the buds begin to grow, 

 they require to be protected from strong 

 winds ; otherwise they would be detached 

 from the stem. This is done by driving a 

 stake, A (Fig. 3), firmly into the ground, 

 attaching it by a strong cord to the stem of 

 the stock above and below the junction, as 

 in the engraving, and tying the shoot of 

 the young scion firmly to the stake above, 

 protecting it by a 

 bandage of hay or 

 other substance, to 

 prevent the bark 

 being injured. 



Weather for Btid- 

 <#ttf. The weather 

 most suitable for 

 budding is a subject 

 of dispute among 

 practical men. Cloudy 

 weather has generally 

 been preferred ; but 

 many are in favour of 

 warm sunny weather, 

 provided the stock 

 and buds are in proper 

 condition. " In warm 

 weather," says Mr. 

 Saul, " the sap is FIG . 3 ._ MO DE OF sur- 

 more gelatinous, and TOUT-ING GROWING 



, S , SCION BY STAKE. 



the bud, on being 

 extracted and inserted in the stock, quickly 

 and properly tied, soon takes. On the 

 contrary, in wet, cloudy weather, the sap 

 is more thin and watery, and the bud will 

 not unite so freely ; besides this, a fall of 

 rain, after the buds are inserted, likely 

 enough, in such weather, will fill up the 

 interstices, and rot the buds before they 

 have time to unite with the stock." 



Extraction of Wood from Eye of Bud. 

 American gardeners have questioned the 

 necessity of extracting the wood from the 



