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it soon after the bud forces into growth^ or else the newly 

 forced bud is likely to be severely injured. 



The advantages of chip-budding are: It is easily and 

 quickly done ; the bud forces early in the spring and has nearly 

 the full season in which to grow ; the work can be performed 

 when the weather is cool and agreeable ; buds are easy to keep 

 and ship ; a small wound is made which heals over rapidly ; 

 if the bud is a failure, new growth can be forced out in time 

 to permit patch-budding by the first of July; the method is 

 economical of buds, as only one is used. 



Bark-grafting. 



Bark-grafting is employed principally in working over 

 large trees. The stock varies in size from one to four 

 inches in diameter. The cions should be from one-fourth 

 to one-half inch in diameter, and from four to six inches long. 

 They should contain from two to four buds. The cions should 

 be taken when thoroughly dormant and kept in such condition 

 until used. The best time to insert the bark-graft is when 

 the trees have forced into growth sufficiently for the bark to 

 slip freely. 



Prominent well placed limbs of the desired size and correct 

 position should be selected and sawed off from ten to eighteen 

 inches from the body of the tree or from the junction of a 

 large limb. The cut surface is then smoothed off with a sharp 

 knife. The bark on one side of the stub is split downward 

 from one to two inches and lifted at the corners. If the bark 

 is very thick and coarse it can be trimmed or pared down, 

 as recommended for the patch-bud. The cion is cut flat on 

 one side at a distance of about one and one-half to two inches, 

 and forced into the slit. It is preferable to cut the cion so 



