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the two cuts, in order to make room for the flat part of the haft, 

 to enter and raise the bark. 



This done, proceed with all expedition, to take off a bud, having 

 immediately previous to the commencement, cut off all the leaves, 

 leaving about an inch of the footstalk to each bud, and holding the 

 cutting in one hand, with the thickest end outward ; then enter the 

 knife about half an inch, or rather more, below a bud, cutting nearly 

 half way into the wood of the shoot, continuing it with one clean 

 slanting cut about as much more, above the bud, so deep as to take 

 ff part of the wood along with it, the whole from an inch and a 

 quarter to an inch and a half long ; directly take out the woody part 

 remaining in the bud, which is easily done by placing the point of 

 the knife between the bark and wood, at either end, but the upper 

 is the more preferable and with the assistance ot the thumb, pull 

 off the wood from the bark, which ought, if in good condition, to 

 part freely ; then quickly examine the inside, to see if the root of 

 the bud be left, and if there appears a small hole, the rudiment of 

 the young tree is gone with the wood, the bud is rendered useless, 

 and another must be prepared ; but if there be no hole, the bud is 

 good ; then place the footstalk or back part of the bud between your 

 lips, and with the flat haft of the knife, separate the bark from the 

 stock on each side of the perpendicular cut, clear to the wood, for 

 the admission of the bud, whfch, directly slip down close between 

 the wood and bark, till the whole is inserted to within the eighth of 

 an inch ; let this part be cut through, into the first transverse inci- 

 sion made in the stock, and the bud will fall neatly into its place, then 

 draw the bud up gently so as to join the upper or cut end of it, to 

 the bark of the stock, where it will most generally first unite. 



Let the parts be then bound, with a ligature of bass, previously 

 immersed in water to render it pliable and tough, or in want of 

 this, with woolen yarn ; beginning below the bottom of the perpen- 

 dicular slit, and proceeding upwards close round every part, except 

 over the eye or bud, which is to be carefully preserved, and con- 

 tinue it a little above the horizontal cut, not binding it too tight 

 but just sufficient to keep the parts close, exclude the air, sun, and 

 wet, and thereby to promote the junction of the stock and bud ; 

 finish by making the ligature fast. 



2. Although it is universally recommended, by every author who 

 has written on the art of Gardening, to take the woody part out of 

 the bud, before its insertion into the stock, as above directed, I find 

 such practise by no means necessary ; for if the bud be taken off 

 with a less portion of wood than in the former method, and imme- 

 diately inserted as above directed, it will succeed full as well, if not 

 better, and as to expedition, there is no comparison ; certainly 

 double the number can be inserted, in the same period of time, by 

 this method, as by the former. It will be found particularly con- 

 venient for the budding of lemons and oranges, and may, also, be 

 practised at periods in which the first method would be totally un- 

 successful, that is, when the buds are not sufficiently ripe to exist 

 without the young wood, or too. much so, for the bark to separate 

 freely. This method may be practised, when desired, at a much 



