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garded as a great day's work ; and some have even ex- 

 ceeded three thousand, so expert do they become by 

 practice. Nor is it poorly done ; on the contrary, we 

 have always found the speediest hands the most successful 

 in obtaining ndhesion and growth. 



The tyer now follows with his hank of ties, and, taking 

 one between his thumb and fingers, he places the center 

 of it firmly just below the eye of the bud, 

 passes the ends rapidly round the stock in op- 

 posite directions, brings them back above the 

 eye of the bud, and ties them. Figure 8 

 shows the bud as tied in this manner. Another 

 method is for the tyer to place himself on the 

 opposite side of the bud, but place the tie as 

 before, pass it clear round, and back to the side 

 opposite the bud, and tie it there, as in fig. 9. 

 By this method the tie makes a half circle more 

 than by the former, and the knot, instead of be- 

 ing over the bud, is opposite to it. Some prefer this, as they 

 insist that it holds the bud more firmly, and that when 

 the ties have to be cut, there will be less risk to the bud. 

 But if the tie be good, and the knot skill- 

 fully made, the bud will be well held in 

 position by the first method. Indeed, we 

 are not sure but that it will be quite as firmly 

 held as by the second, inasmuch as the knot 

 will be over the bud, and thus bear 

 stronger upon it, affording greater protec- 

 tion and support ; and, as for the cutting, 

 this can and should be done at the op- 

 posite side from the bud, in either case. 

 Besides, when the tyer is on the same side F 'g- 9. 

 as the bud, he can see exactly where to place the tie, 

 which he cannot always do in the other method. The 

 budding is now complete. 



Fig. 8. 



