BUDDING WITH OK WITHOUT SAP-WOOD. 



63 



It must start from the top of the graft, leaving a space of 



2\y to iV f an * ncn between the strands, pressing at the 



same time upon 



the bud with the 



thumb, so as to 



make it coincide 



exactlv with the 



of^lr " H,m nf flio Fi - 73. Cane from which a Scion has been removed, 



|CK - showing the way of cutting the protube ranee -c d. 



strands must pass 



between the petiole and the bud, or over the section of the 

 petiole if the latter has been previously cut away. In either 

 case the turns should pass as close as possible to the bud, 

 so as to secure its adherence in that position. (Fig. 75.) 



The shoot bearing the scion buds must be taken from a 

 healthy mother plant in full vegetation. It should be at 

 least inch in diameter. 



The petiole of the leaf accom- 

 panying the bud to be grafted 

 is generally cut at ^ inch above 

 its point of insertion. When 

 fruit trees are budded this leaf 

 is always cut away, and in this 

 case it only presents advan- 

 tages. The petioles of fruit 

 tree leaves are not as spongy 

 as those of vine leaves, and 

 their section heals quickly ; 

 but in the case of vines the 

 section of the base of the 

 petiole' presents a much larger 

 area, and as it contains a great 

 quantity of water,- evapora- 

 tion from the herbaceous part 

 is abundant, and, in the 

 majority of cases, will destroy 

 the scion. 



To diminish these accidents, we tried leaving a few tenths 

 of an inch of the limb attached to the petiole. The desic- 

 cation in this case did not take place so rapidly, but another 

 accident occurred ; after a few days the fall of the petiole 

 formed a wound at its base, which in the majority of cases 

 compromised the success of the graft. It would be advisable 

 to remove the leaf a fortnight before budding. In this case 



Fig. 74. 

 Scion showing 

 protuberance 

 placed in its 

 natural cavity. 



Fig. 75. 

 Ligature. 



