THE PROPAGATION OF PLANTS 



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Take one of the twigs, and with your knife make a cut 

 through the bark on one side directly across the grain of 

 the wood. Next make a cut through the bark downward 

 from the center of the one already made so that the two 

 will form a letter T. 



Remove a plump bud with a little of the bark from 

 another twig and insert it in the first twig where the cuts 



Fig. 53. - 



-How the bud is inserted. The top is removed after the 

 wound has healed. 



have been made. In doing this, lift the bark of the twig 

 on both sides of the downward cut, and thrust the little 

 piece of bark to which the bud is attached underneath, 

 leaving no part .of the bark exposed. Now press the bark 

 of the twig firmly down over the inserted bud by wrapping 

 the twig with string above and below, but not directly 

 across the bud. 



If the leaves have expanded, this exercise may be per- 

 formed out of doors upon trees of plum, peach", apple, 

 or any shade or forest trees. 



