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back and endanger the bud. The illustrations taken from Mi\ 

 Lelong's paper will explain how this is done. When the shoot 

 from the bud has reached a sufficient length it is often loosely tied 

 to the old stump until quite strong and tough, when the old stump 

 is removed altogether and cut smooth a little above the bud, so that 

 it will soon heal over without forming an ugly scar. It is not 

 necessary to protect the wound with gum, shellac, or any kind of 

 covering. " Dormant buds " are often left on the stock, and are 

 only forced in the spring, so as to insure a stronger growth. In 

 that case the top of the stock is left untouched until the time comes 

 to force the bud. 



BUDDING THE FIG. 



The fig is perhaps the most difficult tree to bud, on account of 

 the milky exudation or latex which runs from the incised wound, 

 sours and kills the bud. The following method is recommended 

 by Lelong : 



" For the fig, the best method is to cut a ring right around the 

 stock (say) from three-fourths of an inch to an inch long. Then 

 another ring of bark is taken from a limb (the scion), of the same 

 size, having the bud wanted. This is then slipped into the cut in 

 the stock, and bound tightly with the soft cotton twine or cloth, 

 covering it up to exclude the air. By this method the ascending 

 sap will unite with the sap of the bud. The operation should be 

 performed from November to January." 



BUDDING THE VINE. 



Budding is not generally resorted to for propagating the vine, 

 grafting having hitherto been almost exclusively used for changing 

 undesirable varieties of vines. The budding of the vine can, 

 however, be performed just as easily as the budding of the apple or 

 the pear, and is a most rapid and valuable means of propagation. 



Of the several methods in voojue for this purpose, the one 

 known as Salgue's Green Budding, after the name of its first sponsor, 

 is one of the easiest. In order that it should prove successful, the 

 stock as well as the scion should be carefully chosen. 



The operation is performed in a slightly different way to the 

 one already described above. The bud, which is also an eye or 

 shield bud, is carefully chosen from the buds at the tender end of 

 the shoot of the vine it is intended to propagate. Few desirable 

 scion buds are available for the purpose on the young shoot ; a little 

 experience soon teaches which are those suitable for the purpose. 

 They are recognised by the following characteristics : When a 

 green shoot is cut lengthwise the tissues, which are lignified 

 and provided with pith towards the base, become more tender as 

 the terminal buds are reached, until towards the end they are quite 

 tender and almost transparent. Those buds, at the third to fifth 

 node from the top, show a diaphragm or partition through the 

 tissues, but are yet unprovided with pith : they are desirable eyes for 



