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is a leaf under the bud it is first to be cut of? carefully. 

 The little bit of wood that will come along with the bud and 

 the bark will be found in the middle of the scion immediately 

 behind the bud. This bit of wood is carefully removed with 

 the knife without cutting into the bud from behind. A T- 

 shaped cut is then to be made in the stock not deeper than 

 the bark, that is only the bark is to be slit open, and the 

 scion introduced carefully into the longitudinal portion of the 

 slit, the operation being helped with the insertion of the 

 thin ivory handle of the budding knife between the bark 

 and the cambium of the stock on both sides of the slit. 

 When the scion has got right in, only the bud peeping 

 but of the slit, the cut edges are to be closed over 

 and tied with plantain tree fibre. From the beginning of the 

 monsoon to November and December, is the proper season 

 for budding. 



780. Layering. This is another method (Fig. 61) of 



FIG. 60. BUDDING. FIG. 61. LAYERING. 



propagation. If the branches to be layered can be 

 brought down to the ground, a slit should be cut at the firmest 

 part that can be made to touch the ground by inserting the 

 knife at the lower side near to and beyond a bud and cutting 

 nearly to the centre of the branch, drawing the knife towards 

 the end of the branch about an inch or more. A small stone 

 should be placed in the slit and the cut portion covered with 

 sand or powdered brick. A good sized stone should then 

 be put on the bend so as to keep the layer steady, and 

 water supplied as the soil gets dry, When a branch canpot 



