Mi;i'iiujj.s oj'' jjl'idjim; 



26.-; 



but a larger cnuugh percentage of successes follow the 

 two-cutting plan to make it fairl}^ poijular. 



In good soil and with a good rcjot s_\steni. the Ijuds, 

 depending on the species, will de\-elop shoots 2 to 5 feet 

 tall, or e\'en more b}- fall. Sprouts must be rubbed oft' 

 the stocks wdiene\-er the\' apipear and the bud shoot en- 

 couraged to grow straight and forkless, and all the lea\es 

 on the shoot should be allowed to remain. With 

 crooked and weak-growing ^'arieties tymg ma_\' be nec- 

 essary'. For con\'enience in doing this work stock stubs 

 are fiften left on orna- 

 mental trees, seldom on 

 fruit trees, because of its 

 expense, to act as stakes 

 against which to tie the 

 bud sprouts (Fig. 205). 

 Except in mixed graft- 

 ing (330), shoots on the 

 stock must not he allow- 

 ed to grow or they will 

 rob the bud shoot of 

 food and develop e\en 

 stronger shoots. Toward 

 the end of the growing 

 season these stubs must 

 be carefully cut close to 

 the union of bud and 

 stock. 



349. In "June bud- 

 ding," stocks one-fourth to one-third inch in diam- 

 eter are favored. Instead of stripping the lower 

 part of the stocks completely of leaves, as in north- 

 ern budding, a few leaves are left below the point of bud- 

 ding to serve as feeders. Because of the heat of the soil 

 surface, in hot, dry climates, it is customary to place the 

 buds an inch or two higher than in northern practice. 

 To avoid the sudden and violent check to growth which 



FIG. 20«— COLD BOX METHOD 

 OF STORING ClON WOOD 



The wood is kept cold till needed. Th& 

 method gives better results than the ordi- 

 nary ones. 



