allowing about half an inch of th6y(y<;^.s•/o//,s to remaia forconren- 

 iently inserting the buds. Some strands of bass-matting about 

 twelve or fourteen inches long, previously soaked in water fo ren- 

 der them sot't and pliable, (^or in the absence of these some soft 

 woollen yarn,) must a'so be at hand for tying the buds." — Down^ 



Figs. 7 



8 



10 



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Figure 7 



Stock prepared for the bud. 



8, Bud with the wood taken out. 



9, Bud with the wood in. 



" 10, Stock with the bud inserted. 



^' 11, The bud bound in with bass matting. 



American shield budding. — ''Having your stick of buds ready, 

 choose a smoothe portion of the stock. When the latter is smalP, 

 let it be near the ground, and, if equally convenient, select also 

 the north side of the stock, as less exposed to the sun. Make an 

 upright incision in the bark from an inch to an inch and a half 

 long, and at the top of this make a cross cut, so that the whole shall 

 form a T,Fig. 7. From the stick of buds, your knife being very 

 sharp, cut a thin, smooth slice of wood and bark containing a 

 bud, Fig. 9. With the ivory haft of your budding knife, now 

 raise the bark on each side of the incision just wide enough to ad- 

 mit easily the prepared bud. Taking hold of the footstalk of the 

 leafj insert the bud under the bark, pushing it gently down to the 

 bottom of the incision. If the upper portion of the bud projects 

 above the horizontal part of the T, cut it smoothly off now, so the^t 

 it may completely fit, Fig. 10. A bandage of the soft matting is now 

 tied pretty firmly over the whole wound. Fig. 11, commencing at 

 the bottom, and leaving the bud, and the footstalk of the leaf on- 

 ly exposed to the light and air." — Downing. 



The European method of preparing buds is some- 

 what different. Having cut it out as in Fig. ^, take 



