LABORATORY MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE 



and about one inch in length and from three eighths to one half 

 of an inch in width. The depth of the cut should not exceed one 

 eighth of an inch, and the bud when inserted should be flush with 

 the bark of the stock. Now with the budding-knife remove the 

 bud with sufficient wood so that it will fit snugly into the cut 

 made in the stock. It is important that at least two sides of the 

 bud should be in close apposition with the sides of the stock and 

 that the cambium layers of the bud and the stock should meet 

 at several points. 



Make a drawing of the stock, four inches in length, showing 

 the front and the side views. Draw a front and a side view of 

 the bud, give the dimensions, and label. Discuss the operation 

 and tell what kind of plants are propagated by this method. 



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