CALIFORNIA OLIVE CULTURE GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 45 



Plate bud in place, 

 side view. 



space cut in the stock ; it is then inserted, as shown in the 

 figure. The flap is then turned up, covering the bud entirely, 

 and tied tightly with soft cotton twine. The bud consists of 

 only an eye and the bark which sur- 

 rounds it. At every leaf there is a 

 bud, which on being cut from the 

 stem very easily separates from the 

 wood. At three weeks or so the 

 strings are removed. The top of the 

 tree is then cut off gradually to induce 

 the bud to start, or the tree may be 

 girdled about an inch or two above Plate bud 

 the bud. When the bud has made a f; 

 good start, and has become strong, the entire top of the tree is 

 cut away a foot or so above the bud, and the bud tied to the 

 stock. As soon as the bud has assumed the functions of the 

 top, and no longer needs support, the remaining portion of the 

 top is cut away and the cut made is waxed over. 



Ordinary Plate Bud. This method does not differ mate- 

 rially from the shield method hereinafter described, or methods 



practiced on other trees, as can best 

 be judged by the accompanying illus- 

 tration. The incision in the stock is 

 made in the regular way. The bud is 

 cut from the limb, the leaf having 

 been previously trimmed off, leaving 

 about half an inch of the stem at- 

 tached to the bud for protection of 

 the eye in handling. It is 



A. Incision in the stock. then tied. 



B. Plate bud. 



Double Flap Bud.-This 



method is identical with the plate bud, except that the 



incision in the stock is made in the form of an H- The 



flaps are drawn both ways, up and down, from the 



center incision; the bud is then inserted, as shown 



in the figure, and tied. These flaps protect both ends 



of the bud. In this method buds having a large bulge bud , in 



at the leaf part can be used. P lace - 



Ring Budding. The cion for ring budding must have one 

 or more buds, and be at least two and one fourth inches in 



