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has recently become the popular method for propagating 

 these kinds of fruit. 



The work is performed by removing a piece of bark, 

 about one inch square, from the stock and inserting into 

 the place a patch of equal size: This patch is cut from 

 a twig of the tree of the desired variety and should contain 



FIG. 33. Special Knife for Cutting Bark Buds. 



a good dormant bud in the center. The work has to be 

 done carefully and the inserted piece must fit perfectly. 

 The work can best be done in the spring just as the buds 

 are starting to swell, or delayed until fall when good dor- 

 mant buds can be had. If done in the spring they should 

 be forced into growth the same year, while fall work should 

 remain dormant until the following spring. 



