378 BUDDING. 



from the back of the bud, which is done as fol- 

 lows : 



The knife is inserted at (a), and drawn to (6), 

 through the bark and wood ; then a transverse 

 cut is made 07ili/ through the hark at (&), from 

 the cut on the opposite side to that upon 

 this ; the bud is then grasped by the thumb 

 and finger, and by a slight pressure will 

 separate from the wood. 



Usually, however, it is not necessary to 

 separate the wood from the bud, and then the long 

 cut at (b) is carried out. A cut is then made in the 

 stock of the shape of a T, the upright part being 

 the same length as the bud to be inserted. The 

 bark is rolled back slightly to admit the bud, and it 

 is slid down, the bark brought over it, and bound 

 tightly. 



The author invented a machine for doing this 

 work, a few years since, which worked successfully. 

 A description of it is given more as a matter of 

 curiosity than in the belief that it would be of 

 practical value in the hands of our common work- 

 men. 



The machine consisted of a cylinder about three 

 inches long. The upper inch of this contained 

 another cylinder, which was made to revolve. This 

 contained on its exterior ten grooves, of a shape 

 suited to hold each a bud ready for insertion, the 

 part of the bud which was to go next the stock 



