1092 



FRUIT CULTURE. 



enveloped in damp cloths, matting, 

 or moss. 



The operation of budding is per- 

 formed in this way : The ( shoot to 

 bud is tak- 

 en in one 

 hand, and 

 the bud- 

 ding-knife 

 in the oth- 

 er ; the 

 lower part 

 of the edge 

 of the 

 knife is 

 placed on 

 the shoot, 

 half an 

 inch above 

 the bud 

 to be r e- 

 moved; 

 the thumb 

 of the 



Fio. 1486. 



Fig. 1487. 



Approach-grafting. 



Fro. 1488— Cleft- 

 grafting. 



knife-hand rests on the shoot below the bud B ; 

 a drawing cut is then made parallel with the 

 shoot, removing the bud and the bark, to which 

 it is attached, half an inch abpve, three-quarters 

 below it. The cut is made just deep enough to 

 be below the bark. A small portion of the wood 

 is always taken off with it, and if this adheres 

 firmly, it should be allowed to remain ; if it 

 parts freely, it should be taken out, but in do.- 

 ing so, the root of the bud should be carefully , 

 preserved, for if it comes Out with the wOod, the, 

 bud is, useless. (See Fig. 14^8.) 



A smooth place on the stock, clear of branches, 

 is then chosen, where two incisions are made to 

 the depth of the bark, one across the end Of the 

 other, so as to form a J (Fig. 1 14Y9) ; the bark 

 on the two edges of the perpendicular cut is 

 raised (Fig. 1480) with the smooth ivofy handle 



