No. 1 



BUDDING THE PECAN 

 No. 2 



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No. 3 No. 4 No. 6 No. 7 



Plate I, No. 1 — Branch of pecan, Bhowing growth of two seasons, with old and new buds ; (a) 

 one-year-old dormant bud; (b) current season's buds: (c) small plump buds at base of growth, 

 from which the leaves fall earl.v. No. 2 — Twig of pecan : top part of season's growth, showing buds 

 during winter; (a) flower bud; (b) terminal hud. No. 3 — Fruiting branch of pecan, developed 

 from bud shown in No. 2, a; (a) buds from which the growth of the following season Is devel- 

 oped, the buds (b) remaining dormant. No. 4 — Seven-year-old branch of Hicoria lacinlona: (a) 

 growth made from buds which stayed dormant during seven years: (b) dormant bud In good 

 condition. No. 5 — Patch budding : two-year-old seedling pecan with piece of bark removed ; 

 (a) bud with section of bark attached, ready to be fitted on stock. No. 6 — Seedling pecan 

 stock, showing incisions made In the hark with a knife previous to lifting the hark; (a I bud 

 with section of bark which has the sides shaved down, ready to he Inserted under the bark of 

 the stock. No. 7 — Seedling pecan stock, with hark raised and ready for bud to be inserted. 



