Twig-Budding the Olive. 337 
knife, the greatest part of the 
wood inside of the bud is re- 
moved, as shown in Fig. 1, which 
shows large and small twig buds. 
If part of the wood ‘is not re- 
moved, then the bud can not take, 
as the wood in it prevents thetwo | 
barks (the inner bark of the bud 
and the inner bark of the stock) 
from uniting. When the wood 
has been partly removed from the 
bud, the bud is inserted into the 
stock, as budding is done in the 
regular, ordinary way, and tied 
tight. At the end of three 
weeks the string is removed, 
and part of the top of the stock 
is cut back to force the bud 
to start. As the bud grows, 
Fic... Twig Buds. 
the foliage of the stock is gradually re- 
moved, until the bud is able to take up the 
entire flow of sap; it is then left to grow, 
and trained as shown in Fig. 2, which also 
shows the manner of inserting the bud in 
the stock. When the bud’ has grown out 
strongly, what remains of the stock above 
the bud is cut smooth, close to the bud, to 
allow it to heal over. ‘Fic. 2, Growth of a Twig Bud. 
GRAFTING THE OLIVE. 
Grafting is also used in working over both large and 
small olive trees. Good success can sometimes be had with 
