D'ALBEET'S PRACTICE— FLUTB-BUDDINa 



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Flute-budding {Greffe en tuyau dite en f4te).—Oi this, wlaieli is 

 an ancient practice, two modifications only deserve mention — the first, 

 with the pushing eye ; the second, with the dormanteye. 



a. Flute-budding with Shooting Eyes (Fig. XLVII. «).— In spring, 



Fig. XLVII. 



when the bark of hoth stock and scions runs freely, the latter are cut off, 

 and immediately wrapped in a moist cloth, in which they may be kept 

 four days ; but it is better not to cut them till a short time before the buds 

 are to be taken off, after which the operation must be as expeditious as 

 possible. Before attempting to remove the bark of either the scion or 

 stock, cut off all angular parts ; then at the summit of the latter make 

 three or four longitudinal incisions in the bark, in order to separate it 

 easily, as is represented at letter a. Then, from the scions select one a 

 little stronger than the stock, and trace on it two circles which mark 

 the length of the tube of bark, on which there should be at least one 

 good eye, or two when they are not wide apart ; see letter 6. The 

 scion should then be held in the hand for a minute or two, in order to 

 warm and expand the bark, which" wiU then he more easily detached 

 from the alburnum by. a smart twist. The flute or tube thus separated, 

 should be immediately transferred to the naked part of the stock ; 

 but this being smaller, the bark is stripped down tUL the flute in 

 descending fits tight, all its interior surface being in contact with the 

 alburnum of the stock. This being effected, we sometimes bring up 

 the strips of hark over the flute to protect it from the contact of air. 

 More generally, the loose bark is cut off; but in this case it is necessary 

 to cut the naked part of the stock above the flute into thin strips, so as 

 to form a fringe for protecting the parts operated upon from air and 

 water. 



