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to cnt too deep ; lift up the edge of the bark hy passing 

 the back of the blade (without removing it) up to the 

 horizontal incision. Lift the bark on the other side in 

 the same manner, the two incisions making a wound on 

 the stock resembling the letter "J", as shown in figure 73. 

 If other forms of budding knives are used the thin end 

 of the -ivory handle is thrust under the bark, raising it 

 sufficiently to admit the bud. The budder holds the bud 

 between the thumb and forefinger of his left hand while 

 making the incision in the stock ; and as the knife leaves 

 it, he places the lower point of 

 the bark attached to the bud 

 under the bark of the stock 

 before this falls back into place, 

 and thrusts it down into posi- 

 tion. If the upper end of the 

 bark attached to the bud does 

 not pass completely under the 

 bark of the stock, it must be 

 cut across so as to allow that 

 which remains with the bud to 

 fall into place and rest firmly on 

 the wood of the stock, as shown 

 in figure 74. 



When the bud is fitted to the 

 stock, wind the Bass, or other 

 material used, around the stock, both above and below, 

 covering the entire incision, leaving only the bud and 

 part of leaf-stalk uncovered. The ligatures should be 

 removed or loosened as soon as the bud has become 

 firmly united with the stock, which will usually be in 

 ten or fifteen days, if at all. The horizontal incision is 

 sometimes made below the perpendicular one. This 

 allows more of the downward flow of sap to reach the 

 bud than when cut across above it, as no cells are divided 

 above the bud ; but as it often proves detrimental, and is 



Fie. 73. 



INCISION 



KEAPT FOB 



BUD. 



Fig. 74. 

 BDD IN POSI- 

 TION. 



