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TREES IN WINTER 



If both scions grow, the weaker one, about midsummer, is sawed 

 off in a sloping fashion, taking with it part of the stock. 

 When the scion and stock are about equal in diameter, as is 

 usually the case in root grafting, the process known as whip grafting 

 is usually employed. Figure 27 will serve to illustrate the process. 



Fig. 27. A root-graft. 





Fig. 28. A "stick" of buds. 



Budding — The practice of budding has become a more common 

 means of perpetuating varieties than that of grafting. It is 

 habitually employed on the trees of most stone fruits and fre- 

 quently on those of apples and pears. The operation is simple 

 and consists of inserting a single detached bud under the bark of 

 the stock. In the hands of experts it can be done with great 

 speed. The usual plan is for a man to set the buds and a boy to 

 follow closely and do the tying. The practice is employed chiefly 

 on stocks of small diameter and preferably on those not more than 

 one year old. 



The work is done whenever the bark will peel readily, which 



