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be securely united to the stocks, when the wrappings 

 of budding-tape may be removed. Four or five days 

 after this, cut part-way through the stem of the stock, 

 about an inch or two above the inserted bud, and 

 bend down the top of the stem from the cut point, 

 so as to lie along the surface of the ground. The 

 flow of sap to the upper part of the stock is thus 

 checked, and increased growth of the bud results. 

 When each bud has developed into a good strong 

 branch, cut off the now prostrate stem, and trim down 

 the stump close to the point where the branch aris- 

 ing from the bud grows out, so that the scar may 

 heal neatly, and the new branch may grow straight as a 

 continuation of the stem, and thus form a shapely tree. 

 Should any bud develop at any point below the place 

 where budding took place, it must be rubbed or pinched 

 off. 



To ensure success in budding, the work must be done 

 when the stock is in such a condition that the bark can be 

 easily raised, this occurring when the cambium is in a 

 state of active growth. Skill is also necessary in selecting 

 good bud-wood from which to cut the buds. The work 

 should be practised regularly, until each pupil can work 

 rapidly, neatly, and with a small percentage of failures. 

 This branch of work should not be dismissed in a lesson 

 or two, but real practical skill should be acquired by 

 repeated exercise. 



Healing of Wounds. 



Examine these places on trees where branches have 

 been cut off or broken off, and notice how, after a time, new 



