344 EOOT-PKUNING. 



near the surface, waiting with open mouths for the 

 nourishment annually given to them by surface- 

 dressings and liquid manure." 



If a branch be lost from accident or disease, and 

 it be necessary to produce another, the 

 method adopted by M. Jamin may be use- 

 ful. 



(a) represents the position of a dormant 

 bud, which will not burst naturally, because 

 the force of the sap tends toward the 

 highest portions of the tree. A cut is made through 

 the bark, across the top and down the sides of the 

 bud, which causes it to start and grow. 



