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Nature- Study Agriculture 



W. T. SUlling 



FIG. 57. Budding seedling fruit trees; inserting a bud, and wrapping 

 with raffia. 



Binding it used to bind the bud in place. Care should be taken 

 to cover the cut entirely with -the raffia so as to exclude 

 air and prevent drying. Sometimes a little grafting 

 wax is smeared over the cut, but this is usually not 

 necessary. The raffia should be removed as soon as 

 the bud shows signs of growth, which will usually be 

 within a month or six weeks. 



Any sprouts that may grow on the stock after budding 

 should be removed. The bud will then grow more 

 rapidly, as it will receive all the nourishment that the 

 root system produces (Fig. 58). 



The time Grafting is usually done in the spring when the sap 



and U 1 begins to flow. June and July are considered good 



grafting months for budding ; but this may be done successfully 



at any time when there is sap enough to make the bark 



loosen easily. (Exp. 9.) 



