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NEW METHODS OF GKAFTING AND BUDDING. 



fitting the concave part under the scion, over the protuber- 

 ance of the node on the stock which has remained intact, 

 but as the bud and the stock could never fit perfectly 

 together a hollow space always remained between them, which, 

 in the majority of cases, brings about desiccation. This 

 desiccation even occurs after the knitting has taken place. 



It is for this reason that we tried to bud without sap- 

 wood, replacing the node of the scion in its natural cavity. 



Method of excising the bud. The cane is held with the 



base towards the body, the bud lifted by making an incision, 



starting under the eye at \ inch from 

 it, -J*Q inch in thickness ; this incision 

 is continued down to f inch below 

 the eye (Fig. 69). A transversal sec- 

 tion perpendicular to the first one 

 is made, as shown by Fig. 70, 

 reaching the sap-wood. Seizing the 

 bark of the scion between the thumb 

 and the first finger, it is lifted, and 

 the part of the sap-wood shown in 

 Fig. 73 remains attached to the 

 cane. The shield shown in Fig. 72 

 is thus obtained. The two angles 

 at the bottom are cut to facilitate 

 its introduction under the bark of 

 the scion. (Fig. 71.) 



Fig. 73 shows a cane from which 

 a scion has been removed. The pro- 

 tuberance, of the node has not been 



touched. It is cut at d c, and is replaced under the scion 



in the place it first occupied. This little 



operation is done without touching the 



node with the fingers. It is placed in the 



natural cavity on the scion by simply 



turning the cane over. (Fig. 74.) 



The slit on the stock must be T-shaped. 



That used by Salgues, which answers very 



well with sap-wood shields, is impracticable 



for shields without sap-wood. The bud is 



not rigid enough, and cannot be intro- F . 71. Fig. 72. 



duced into the Salgues slit without being shields. 



injured. One must take care not to displace the little pro. 



tuberance. The ligature is also of very great importance 



Fig. 69. Fig. 70. 



Method of excising the Bud 



