Cions Showing One, Two, and Three Buds 



A don with a single bud, like that in the center of 



the picture, will serve the purpose, and may be employed 



where wood is precious, as in case of a single seedling of a choice 



variety. Ordinarily, however, a cion is cut to include two or 



three buds, thus making allowance for the possible failure of 



one or more buds. Small twigs like these, if grafted 



near the ends of branches of an old tree will 



bear fruit in perhaps half the time that 



would be required if they were 



left on their own roots. 



