NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



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I will tell you what " budding' 7 means. A bud is cut from an 

 old tree which bears peaches. An opening is made in the bark 

 of the new peach tree, and the bud is inserted. The top of 

 the little peach tree is then cut away, 

 and the bud grows into another and 

 stronger peach tree. 



When this tree grows strong, it is 

 transplanted, and in the third summer 

 it bears lovely pink peach blossoms. 

 These blossoms produce fruit, and we 

 have the ripe, rich, juicy 

 peach. We gather these 

 peaches for our tables, but 

 the stones we throw away 

 to find a suitable place to 



Start life for themselves. SHIELD BUD. THE BUD GRAFTED. THE BUD TIEE 



