LUTHER BURBANK 



a single cion. Therefore budding is generally 

 used for the production of nursery stock on 

 a large scale, or for the introduction of rare 

 varieties, grafting material for which is costly or 

 difficult to secure. 



The method of budding is closely similar to 

 the method of "bark" grafting, already described, 

 except as to season — ^which, for budding, is June, 

 July, and August, while the trees are in full leaf. 

 A piece of bark about an inch and a half long, 

 with a well-ripened bud, is sliced from a twig of 

 the variety desired, the incision being just deep 

 enough to include the cambium layer and perhaps 

 a minute portion of wood. 



The bark of the stock is slit horizontally and 

 vertically to form a T; the size of the slits being 

 determined by the size of the bud to be inserted. 

 The upper corners of the vertical slit are gently 

 lifted with a knife and turned back to reveal the 

 cambium layer. The bud is pushed under the 

 bark; the flaps of which are brought over it, and 

 securely tied. Waxing is not usually necessary. 



In ten to fourteen days, the bud becomes 

 united to the seedling and the binding cord may 

 be loosened or removed. 



The bud remains dormant, until tjie next 

 spring. When the leaves begin to start, the tops 

 of the seedlings are cut down to within two or 



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