Bui. 974, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate III. 



Blueberry Plant Freshly Budded in the Field. 



Thi.s plant, cut to the ground in early spring, sent up several strong, vigorous shoots. 

 Photographed on .Tuly IS after the insert ion, on each shoot, of a bud from a choice variety. 

 The bud wrappings are iirotectcd from the rain bv a cone of waxed paper tied about tfie 

 stem. The uiserled bud becomes united with t"he stem in a few weeks and then lies 

 dormant until the following spring. 



