TYING AND SUCKERING OF BUDS. 37 



much later in the season, otherwise the bud is 

 apt to go blind, through the sap rising more up 

 into the head of the stock or tree. 



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TYING AND SUCKERING OF BUDS. 



Par. 19. The next thing is the tying and 

 suckering of buds; it is necessary when the 

 suckers shoot out from the stocks to cut them 

 clean off, in order to give the bud all the en- 

 couragement you can, and when the bud has 

 grown fpur or five inches long, tie it gently up 

 to the piece of the stock which is left above 

 the bud, but be sure to leave a sufficient space 

 between the bud and the stock for the bud to 

 swell, after this you have no further trouble 

 with them, except keeping them free from 

 suckers till they want snagging, for which see 

 snagging, Paragraph 4. 



OBSERVATIONS BEFORE THE EXPLANATORY 

 LIST OF SORTS. 



Par. 20. Having given all the necessary 

 information for the cultivation, pruning, and 

 general management of apple trees, I shall next 

 furnish the reader with an explanatory list of 

 sorts, giving each their true character. 



