HOW GRAFTING AND BUDDING ARE DONE. 



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possible, be kept in the greenhouse or hot-bed where the 

 grafting is being done. 



BUDDING. 



The shoot or stock to be budded upon must be in a 

 thrifty growing state, so that the bark can be raised 

 freely from the wood, and the bud to be inserted must 

 be in such a state that it shows prominently at the axil 

 of the leaf. Select a smooth portion of the stem of the 

 stock, strip it of leaves sufficiently to allow room for the 



. 35. Fig. 36. 



Bl D IN. BUD TIED. 

 THE METHOD OF BUDDING. 



operation, and then make a cut through the bark to the 

 wood of an inch or so, with a cross cut at the top, as shown 

 in figure 34. Although the illustration does not show it, a 

 slight cut of the bark should be made above the cross-cut. 

 This is done to allow the bud to slip in better. This cus- 

 tom, we think, is not general, but we find the operation 

 is done quicker and better by its use. Next take the shoot 

 from which the bud is to be cut, and selecting a properly 

 developed bud, cut it from the shoot as shown in figure 

 33. The edges of the cut in the stock are lifted by 

 the point of the knife or an ivory attachment to the 

 budding-knife, the bud inserted and pushed down as in 



