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BUDDING AND GRAFTING 



ped in wet paper or wet sawdust until used. They may be sent by 

 express or by parcel post long distances if desired. 



Seeds for apple stocks are usually taken from cider presses dis- 

 regarding variety or source of the seeds. The pomace is separated 

 from the seeds in tubs of water as the best seeds will sink and the 

 pomace will mostly float when the water is stirred. 



Other Types of Budding. — Besides the shield-budding already 

 described there are several other methods in use for special purposes. 



Prong-budding is a modification of the common shield-budding 

 as it uses a short prong or spur instead of the simple bud. This is 



Fig. 34. 



Fig. 35. 



Fig. 34. — Buds of sweet cherries set in stems of Mahaleb cherry seedlings in July and 

 August. These buds remained dormant until the next spring, when the seedlings were cut 

 to the new bud near the ground. See the growth from these buds in figure 35. (U. S. D. A.) 



Fig. 35. — One season's growth of sweet cherries budded in July and August on Mahaleb 

 cherry stocks. See figure 34. (U. S. D. A.) 



commonly used in the propagation of nut trees on the Pacific coast. 

 The English walnut is thus budded during the dormant season. 

 The shield shaped bud is tied in place and also waxed. The opera- 

 tion is somewhat like grafting and is often named twig-budding. 



Plate-budding differs from shield-budding in having a rectang- 

 ular cut made in the bark or the stock. This piece of bark is turned 

 down and a patch of bark of the same size and shape is cut from 

 the scion. This bears a bud and is fitted into place on the stock. 

 The flap of bark is brought back somewhat into place and tied. The 



