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placed over it. All cut surfaces are carefully covered and 

 only the bud is left exposed. The cloth is placed firmly against 

 the sides of the stock with the thumbs and then carefully 

 wrapped with twine (Fig. 11). The strings should be cut 

 on all living buds from two to three weeks after insertion, 

 depending on the condition of the stock. It is easy to tell 



FiGUEE 11. — Patch-budding:, a. Stock : l>, section of bark re- 

 moved forming matrix; c, bud-stick; d, section of bark con- 

 taining bud to be inserted ; e, bud, inserted, wrapped and 

 waxed ; /, young shoot, tied to top of stock left for that pur- 

 pose. 



when a bud is living by pricking the bark supporting it with 

 the point of a knife. If it is plump and green, the string 

 should be cut on the opposite side from the bud. 



After the string is cut the bud should be forced. The most 

 satisfactory method with young nursery stock is to cut off the 

 top of the seedling to within eight to twelve inches of the 

 bud. In addition, it is often necessarv to remove all native 



