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parallel cuts one-half inch to one inch apart around a 

 stock, joining these h}' a cut at right angles, removing the 

 ring, fitting in a bud-hearing ])iece of hark and t_\ing as 

 in shield budding. This method is popular for budding 

 pecan and walnut. The work is best done in summer 

 when the bark peels readily. The buds must be taken 

 from twigs rather younger than the stocks. 



358. Whistle or tubular budding, another modification 

 (jf flute budding, consists in slipping off an 

 inch or so of bark at the end of a shoot and replacing it 

 with a similar piece bearing a bud of a desired variety. 



359. Budding old peach trees — For old peach trees that re- 

 quired new wood an .Australian e.xpcrinienter sharpened a piece 

 of bone like a lead pencil, fitted it to a handle, made incisions in the 

 bark of lO-year-old trees and fitted Ijuds in the holes. The buds 

 were held in position by small pieces of leather, held in place by 

 upholsterers' enameled .yimp pins, which did not rust and which 

 became loose as the buds swelled. .An advantage claimed is that 

 tl'c method does not interfere « itli bearing wliile the buds are being 

 matured. Neither clay nur wax is needed. 



360. Stock sucker's influence — H. M. Stringfcllow of Texas found 

 that when a peach tree was budded high (18 inches) and developed 

 a sucker below the bud, the Ijranch from the bud gradually failed 

 and died. He also noted that where cions on budded stock were 

 planted deejj enough to send out their own roots, dwarling and 

 even killing of the stock roots followed. He therefore reconmiends 

 high liuflding (1:; to 15 inches from the ground), in order to secure 



''long-h\ed budded trees, liecause this, he contends, will allow rea- 

 sonalilv deep planting without 1)urving anv part of the cion. 



361. Winter budding of peaches ,n Texas, according to R. H. 

 Price, was experimentally done In- the following method : Cuttings 

 were taken when the sap was dormant. .A slide of bark was cut 

 down the stock, ])ut left attached at the lower end. Part of the 

 top of the locisc strip was then cut off, the hud of a desired variety 

 litted o\er the cut place and bound on firmly with raffia. The 

 stocks were then kept in sphagnum moss till S|)ring, wdien they 

 were planted. .All but one of the .OO made strong shoots during 

 the growin.g season. 



362. Top working peach. — When peach trees begin to 

 fruit and are found worthless, the question is, A\'ill it pay 

 to top work them? E.x])erience has pro\'ed that usualh- 

 time and mone}' will be sa\ed bv pulling them out if over 

 four or fi\'e years old rather than "dehorning" them, 

 waiting till water sprouts or other limbs in desirable po- 



