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inches above the bud and passing through the stock about 

 two-thirds of the way. Then bend the top over, being 

 careful, if it splits, that the line of cleavage runs up- 

 ward toward the top, not downward toward the root. 

 In lopping trees recently budded in the nursery rows, the 



tops in each pair of rows 

 should be turned into the 

 space between them, thus 

 leaving each alternate 

 space free for cultivation. 

 When the buds have 

 pushed out to a distance 

 of a foot or more, the 

 lopped stocks may be re- 

 moved entirely by being 

 cut smoothly off just above 

 the bud. At this stage, 

 whether lopping has been 

 resorted to or not, each 

 bud should have a stake 

 placed beside it and it 

 should be tied to the stake, 

 using cotton twine, raffia, 

 or cotton cloth torn in 

 strips. The stakes may be 

 split from heart-wood of 

 pine or other durable 

 wood and should be about 

 three-quarters of an inch 



Fig. 48. Budding old trees with firm, hard nil p rp n /l f mir f pp f IntlD 1 

 bark. A, angled budwood. B, curved in- Square and 3Ug. 



cision. C, the bud ready for insertion. D, A Q +1 1P hnrl o-rnw! nnwarrl 

 the bud partially inserted. E, right-angled AS ] fl g rows upward, 



it should be tied to the 

 stake to keep it from falling over. 



