BUDDING ON THE VINE. 



filled with a flabby, greenish substance, divided by a trans- 

 versal white line opposite the bud ; this is the rudimentary 

 diaphragm. At the worst, the lower bevel of the scion may 

 be a little more ligneous than the upper, but it is very im- 

 portant that the flabby matter be present in the latter. 



Fig. 50. Bud Crafted on the Spur of a Cordon of Jacquez. 

 A. Callus formed h} the Bud. 



V. Placing the Bud. The following will apply either to 

 green shoots or rootlings in the nursery : 



1st. Make a short longitudinal cut on the bark with 

 the blade of the grafting-knife, extending barely f 

 inch in length, and reaching the sap-wood. 2nd. 

 Press with the thumb of the right hand on this 

 cut, and with the left hand bend the shoot towards 

 it. 3r<:/. Hold the bent shoot with the left hand, and 

 with the haft of the grafting-knife slightly lift the 



