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is covered with grafting wax or wound with yarn 

 dipped in wax. 



Occasionally it becomes necessary to save trees 

 which have been girdled by mice or rabbits. This 

 is a very simple operation if performed in time. It 

 consists in inserting several scions close together 

 and around the trunk, both above and below the 

 injuries, and then covering the exposed surfaces 

 with grafting wax. These scions soon form con- 

 nections between the root and the upper trunk and 

 growth goes merrily on. 



Budding is a form of grafting in which a bud of 

 the present season's growth is inserted in the stem 

 of another tree, usually a small one, sometimes, 

 however, in upper small branches. There are 

 several styles, the commonest of which is T-bud- 

 ding. In this case a vertical slit is made just 

 through the bark and a cross-slit made near the 

 top. The bark is gently loosened and the bud in- 

 serted underneath this bark and then tied with 

 strips of cotton cloth. In a few days, if the bud 

 has formed a union, the string must be cut to pre- 

 vent strangling. Another method is to make a 

 ring of the bark with the bud just large enough to 

 go completely around the stem of the stock, from 

 which a similar ring of bark is cut. Tying in the 

 same manner completes the operation. 



HOW TO SELECT FRUIT TREES 



Two of the important questions with the fruit 

 grower today are : Where can I get the kind of fruit 

 trees and select them to my own liking? Orlando 

 Harrison of Worcester county, Maryland, declares 

 there is but one answer to the questions : " Go your- 

 self to the nursery and be convinced whether you 



