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pared for budding by the removal of all growth to about eight 

 or ten inches from the ground, or at the height they are to be 

 budded, So as not to interfere with the men. The lemon should 

 be budded at such a height that its union with the stock will 

 be above the line of irrigation and moisture arising therefrom. 

 This guards the lemon against disease. 



The first operation consists in making a vertical incision in 

 the bark, as shown in Fig. 3. Note the position in which the 

 knife is held. It is not necessary to press 

 too hard, but simply cut through the bark. 

 The transverse incision is then made at 

 the top of the ver- 

 tical incision, as 



FIG. 3. 



FIG. 4. 



FIG. 5. 



shown in Fig. 4, and by a slight twist of the hand from left to 

 right the bark becomes opened sufficiently to admit the point 

 of the bud to enter into the incision (see Fig. 5). Now comes 

 the cutting of the bud, which is shown in Fig. 6. Note the 

 position of the hands and the manner of holding the knife. 

 The point of the bud is held downward and the buds are cut 

 from the back. In this way the buds are cut smooth and do 

 not crack in cutting, as is the case when cut from above. The 

 bud is then inserted by holding it between the fingers and press- 

 ing it downward into position, as shown in Fig. 7. It is then 



