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should be accomplished in the spring. Budding may 

 be done either in spring or fall, or even in summer, if 

 plants are where temperature and general conditions 

 may be controlled. 



When the bud has been cut, very carefully pull out 

 the woody chip inside. Quickly place this in a T- 

 shape (or inverted T) cut, made previously, bark- 

 deep only, in the stock plant to be budded. Raise the 

 bark on one side of the incision with the wedge- 

 shaped end of the budding knife, put in one side of 

 your bud shield and then do likewise for the other 

 side. Bind the stem both above and below the bud 

 with raffia, narrow strips of stout muslin or very 

 soft, coarse twine or candlewick. When the bud 

 shows signs of starting, an average time of about 

 three weeks, loosen the binding and retie. If prop- 

 erly loosened and tied no other restrictive measures 

 need be used and the binding may be taken off when 

 the bud has grown so that the stem of the stock above 

 the bud may be cut off and the full sap supply be 

 allowed to flow into the new bud. 



ROSES FROM SEEDS 



If the rose hips or apples are fresh the pulp will 

 need to be washed from the seeds. The latter may 

 then be sown in a mixture of sand, leaf mold and 

 loam, covering about a half inch. After sowing keep 

 cool and moist. The soil must have good drainage 

 yet not be allowed to dry. As the seedlings come 

 up, pot them off or transplant to other boxes. Do 

 not be impatient if none appear for weeks, and after 

 waiting a reasonable time prepare a new seed bed, 

 put the soil and seeds in a sieve, wash the former 

 through and sow the latter again before they dry 

 and cover with clean sand. Usually a good crop of 

 seedlings will result. 



