34 DESCRIPTION OF BUDDING. 



the reader, but I will endeavour to state it so- 

 plain, that I think with attention it may be of 

 service. 



The budding of apples is what we now have- 

 before us ; in the first place, it is necessary to 

 attend to the state of the stocks you intend to 

 bud, for some seasons are much earlier than? 

 others, and some soils will cause the stocks, 

 either Crabs or Paradise, to grow much longer 

 than others ; and in budding of all kinds of 

 fruit trees, it is very necessary to bud them be- 

 fore the stocks have stopped growing. 



Generally the best time for apples, is late in 

 August, but this must entirely depend on the 

 state of the stocks, or trees, which you intend 

 to bud. 



The stocks being ready, you should endea- 

 vour to get your cuttings (which must be of 

 the same summer's growth) as firm and ripe as 

 you can, and having prepared some strong new 

 matting for the purpose, you proceed to bud- 

 cling. 



After cutting the leaves off the cutting or 

 scion, cut off the top likewise, as low down as 

 it is soft and too green, then with your budding 



