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BUDDING AND GRAFTING 



leaves a slight opening for the new bud which will begin growth at 

 the proper time. The bark and shield are held in place by wrap- 

 ping with waxed cotton or raffia. 



Propagation of Peaches. — Improved varieties of peaches are 

 propagated chiefly by budding. The actual budding is done either 

 in June or September. In the extreme southern states, June bud- 

 ding is quite commonly practiced. The buds used for the June 

 buddings of peaches are saved from the dormant season in cold 



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FlQ. 33. — Three steps in shield budding. At the right is a scion or budding stick from whioh 

 the buds are cut as shown by the dotted line. 



storage or in cellars. They are inserted on young growing seed- 

 lings started from seed early that spring. 



For September budding of peaches the buds used are from the 

 current year's growth on good varieties. They are inserted on seed- 

 lings started from seed in the spring of that year. In this case, they 

 do not start growth in the same fall that the budding is done. They 

 became calloused in place and remain dormant until the following 

 spring. At that time, the top of the seedling is cut off above the 



