BUDDING 



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the cut already made in the stock. Take 

 a piece of damp raffia about six inches long 



A CHEAP, DURABLE BUDDING KNIFE 



and place the centre of it just below the 

 bud. Bring it around back of the stock, 

 cross it, and bring it up over the bud, 

 crossing it again. Repeat this operation 



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and tie with a single knot on the south 

 side. In about ten days this raffia should 

 be cut to prevent its girdling the tree. The 

 following spring, if the bud is living, the 



