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THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



Fig. 10. — T-shaped incision 

 made in bark. 



Fig. 11. - Bark slightly raised 

 for insertion of buds. 



under the bark of the stock (fig. 15), and if the top 

 reaches above the incision it is cut off so as to make a 



Figs. 12 to 14. — Manner of cutting off buds (14), a perfect bud 

 after being taken off the limb (12), and one destroyed (13.) 



complete fit. Strips of bass bark, which can be obtained 

 from dealers in nurserymen's supplies, are used for tying, 

 so applied as to cover the entire wound, leaving only the 

 bud exposed {fig. 16). Good bandages are obtained from 

 the bark of the poplar tree by soaking it in water until 

 the fibrous inner bark can be separated from the outer. It 



