HOSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



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then be kept for three or four days. In applying the 

 bud to the stock an incision is to be made length- 

 ways through the bark, (but not so as to injure the 

 wood,) about an inch in length, and this is to be 

 diagonally crossed at the top by another incision, 

 as shown in fig. 2. The thin ivory handle, or back 

 of the knife, should then be used to raise the bark, 

 as shown in fig. 3, and the shield inserted within, 

 gently pressing it to the bottom of the perpendicu- 

 lar incision ; when it is properly placed, the portion 

 of it above the diagonal cross should be cut oif as 

 in fig. 4, and great care should be taken that it is 

 in close contact with the wood of the stock. When 

 this is done bind it up with damp matting, or cot- 

 ton twist, all except the bud, (see fig. 5,) which 

 must be left free to the air, but protected from the 



Fig. 4. 



Fig. 5. 



