40 UNTYING OF BUDS, 



which will let in the handle of your budding 

 knife, then open the incision so that it will let 

 in the bud to the bottom, and cut off what may 

 remain too long for the incision; tie the bud 

 tight round with some strong matting, observing 

 that you do not let the bass go at all over the 

 bud, for that is sure death ; give it a tight hitch 

 to fasten off and the budding is finished. 



UNTYING OF BUDS. 



Par. 17. When the stocks or trees have 

 been budded about six weeks, it is necessary to 

 untie the bass from them ; it is the practice of 

 some to tie them again, but this is qnite unne- 

 cessary, except where they have been budded in 

 very free growing young wood, but even then if 

 the bass is not tied too tight, they need not be, 

 or at least very seldom, tied again. 



HEADING DOWN STOCKS WHICH ARE BUDDED. 



Par. 18. The heading down of stocks or 

 trees which have been budded is the next pro- 

 cess ; they should be cut off about four inches 

 above the bud ; this may be done any time after 



