36 HEADING STOCKS WHICH ARE BUDDED. 



to the cut at the top, and before you take your 

 knife out, gently open the rind on one side, 

 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, ob- 

 serving 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 quite 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 process ; 

 they should be cut off about four inches 

 above the bud; this may bed one any time after 

 Christmas, but about the end of February is a 

 good time ; they are not so well to be left 



