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serts the bud with the other hand. On these plans, two 

 persons may work together, one cut- 

 ting, the other inserting the buds; 

 these may change work occasionally 

 for rest. In all cases it is best to have 

 other hands to tie-in the buds, two or 

 three boys will generally find full occu- 

 pation behind a smart budder. It will 

 be apparent that the above processes can 

 only be performed when the stock is 

 in the most perfect condition of growth, 

 so that the bark can be pressed away 

 before the bud ; a good workman will 

 not desire to bud under any other 

 circumstances. 



In budding, it is found that the upper 

 end of the shield is the last to adhere 

 to the stock ; it needs to be closely ap- 

 plied and pressed by the bandage, and 

 if too long, so as to project above the 

 tranverse incision, it should be cut off. 

 Another expedient for facilitating the 

 operation of budding is made use of by 

 some of the nurserymen who grow 

 peach trees extensively. It consists in 

 preparing the stick of buds, as shown 

 iu the engraving, figure 20. A cut is 

 made, with a sharp knife, through the 

 bark, around each bud, as in the figure. 

 The budder then removes the buds as 

 they are wanted, with a slight side- 

 Fig. 20. -STICK OF BUDS. w j se p U H ? an( i has the shield in the right 

 condition to insert, without, the trouble of 'removing the 



