around the trees that have been selected for quality, prolif- 
icness, ete., and the bamboo sections with the young plants 
are placed on these among the branches of the trees. A 
cut is then made in one side of the seedling with a sharp 
knife, removing a thin slice of wood with the adhering 
bark from three to five inches long. A similar cut is made 
ona branch of the tree of the same size as the seedling and 
the two cut surfaces placed together so that the bark of 
one touches the bark of the other, on one side at least, if 
they are not exactly the same size. They are then tied to- 
gether with soft twine or raffia and also tied to a stake in 
such a manner that the wind cannot sway them back and 
forth and thereby prevent them from growing together. 
In many cases the scaffold can be dispensed with as the 
bamboo section can be tied to a limb of the tree and the 
seedling joined to a small branch in the way described. In 
all cases however, it is necessary to water the soil in the 
bamboo pots every day or as often as necessary in order to 
keep the plant growing. In about six weeks the union will 
have taken place and the plants should be examined. Those 
that have grown together can be taken down after cutting 
off the top of the seedling above the union. Those that have 
not wholly knitted should be left longer but the cuts above 
and helow the union may be partly made in order to change 
the sap flow and hasten the union. 
The inarched plants should be left in a protected place 
and carefully watered until the union is complete and no 
danger of the top blowing off, after which they may be 
planted out in the usual way. 
BUDDING 
A cacao tree cannot be budded as readily as an orange 
tree or a rose bush but many are now obtaining fairly good 
