72 THE DIFFERENT BUDDING OPERATIONS 



careful work will result in a high per cent of successful 

 ones. 



After Treatment. When the bud is in place it should 

 be tied firmly with raffia or waxed cloth. If raffia is used 

 it should be waxed over to exclude the air and prevent 

 the union from drying out. Many workers prefer the 

 waxed cloth. A strip of cotton cloth is dipped in hot 

 grafting wax and, after drying, is cut into strips about 

 one inch wide. These strips serve the double purpose of 

 holding the bud in position and excluding the air. The 

 point of the bud from which the growth will come should 

 not be covered with the ties although no harm will result 

 from a light coating of wax. 



After three to five weeks the patch will have grown fast 

 to the stock ; Fig. 35. The subsequent treatment will then 

 depend upon the time the work was done. If budded in the 

 spring part of the top above the bud should be cut back in 

 order to force growth the same year. As the bud develops, 

 more of the top should be cut back until by'the time the new 

 growth is five or six inches long all of the tree or branch 

 above the bud can be removed. The first cutting back 

 should not be done until the bud has set. If the work is 

 done in the late summer no cutting back should be done 

 until the next spring when the treatment should be the 

 same as for dormant budding. 



Summer Culture of Budded Stock. The cultivation 

 and care of the budded stock does not differ in any essen- 

 tial from, that of the seedlings. They should be cultivated 

 regularly and ought to maintain a steady growth through- 

 out the summer. Fertilizers should be used with caution 



