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must be cut from well-ripened wood of the same year's growth 

 and it must be inserted in a stem of the same year's growth. A 

 seedling tree — peach, for instance — should be budded near the 

 ground, and the next season, after the bud has commenced to grow, 

 the top of the tree should be cut oflf six inches above it, and when 

 large enough, the growing shoot should be tied to it, to prevent Its 

 being broken oflf by the winds. 



Fig. 3 is a bud as cut from a scion, with a half inch of the leaf- 

 stem attached. This stem should always be left on, as it is conven- 

 ient in holding and placing the bud under the bark. 



Fig. 4 is a section of the stock, showing the cut in the bark — like 

 a letter T — into which, by raising the edges, the bmi is to be in- 

 serted. 



Fig. 5 is the stock with the bud inserted. When placed, it should 

 be tied, to hold it in its place. The material used by nurserymen 

 for tying, is strips of bass-wood bark, cut in proper lengths. As 

 this can not always be had by others, soft, light woolen yarn, or 



Fig. 3. 



Fig. 4. 



Fig. 5. 



Fig. 6. 



Fie. 7. 



Fig. H. 



narrow strips of old and thin calico, may be substituted. Care 

 should be taken not to tie too tightly. After ten days or two weeks 

 the ties should be cut off. 



The process of budding the apple and pear is much the same, only 



