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HOW TO FASTEN A BUD. 



them between his lips, thus leaving both hands free 

 to use the budding knife. The incision in the stock 

 is made in the form of a T, the bark is separated by 

 pushing down the ivory part of the knife, opening 

 both sides of the cut at once. This I find an im- 

 provement on the old fashioned knife, which requires 

 two movements to do what can be done in one with 

 the knife as seen in Fig. 11. 



The part of the bud that 

 projects above the cross incision 

 can be cut off. 



The bud is then fastened by 

 wrapping around the stock above 

 and below the eye a narrow band 

 of bass matting. 



In the orchard, on large trees, 

 to change the variety, 1 have, 

 instead of grafting, frequently 

 inserted, during the month of 

 August, scions three inches long. 

 The scion is beveled on one side 

 and pressed into an incision 

 made in the branch (Fig. .13), 

 and fastened the same as in bud- 

 ding. It might be termed sum- 

 mer grafting. In the following 

 February or March, in case the FIG 13 



