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FIG. 130. 



the operation is then tedious and uncertain. It is also more 

 certain when performed in dry clear weather. 



S hield-budding 



But one style of budding is in general use in this country. 

 This is known as shield-budding, from the shape of the piece 

 of bark removed with the bud. Technically, the en- 

 tire severed portion, comprising both bark and bud, 

 is called a "bud." A shield-bud is shown natural 

 size in Fig. 130. This is cut from a young twig of 

 the present season's growth. It is inserted under- 

 neath the bark of a young stock or branch, and is 

 then securely tied, as shown in Fig. 131, which is 

 Shield-bud adapted from 

 ( x *) a print once A 

 published by the 

 United States De- 

 partment of Agricul- 

 ture. Sometimes the 

 positions are reversed, 

 the bud being inserted 

 from below. 



The minor details 

 of shield-budding dif- 

 fer with nearly every 

 operator, and with 

 the kind of plant to 

 be budded. In com- 

 mercial practice, it is 



FIG. 131. Shield-budding. a, the incision; 

 6, the bark opened ; c, the bud entering ; d, the 

 bud fully inserted ; e, the work tied and complete. 



performed in the 



North mostly from 



early July until the middle of September. In the southern 



states it usually begins in June. As a rule, apples and pears 



are budded earlier in the season than peaches. This is because 



