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the spot where the bud is to be inserted down to a thickness which 

 presents fewer obstacles in handling. The branches should be pre- 

 pared beforehand, by trimming- away small sprouts, and the buds 

 inserted in those selected, before beheading the tree. As soon as the 

 biids have " taken " the tops of the branches can be removed, and the 

 same precaution of whitewashing the tree should be taken as previously 

 described. Sometimes one or two branches may be left for the purpose 



Fig. 6. — Tree beheaded for working over. 



of shading the buds and tree stem; these must be removed later when 

 the new growths have arrived at such dimensions as will afford the 

 necessary shade. 



This class of budding should be done either in spring or the fall 

 of the year. In the former rase growth starts almost immediately; 

 in the latter tlie buds remain dormant until the Spring, and such are 

 called " dormant " buds. All sprouts and suckers on the old stock 

 should be kept rulibed off so that the buds may receive plentv of 

 nourishment. 



