110 HOW TO FASTEN A BUD. 
them between his lips, thus leaving both hands free 
to use the budding knife. The incision in the stock 
is made in the form of aT, the bark is separated by 
pushing down the ivory part of the knife, opening 
both sides of the cut at once. This I find an im- 
provement on the old fashioned knife, which requires 
two movements to do what can be done in one with 
the knife as seen in Fig. 11. 
The part of the bud that 
projects above the cross incision 
can be cut off. 
The bud is then fastened by 
wrapping around the stock above 
and below the eye a narrow band 
of bass matting. 
In the orchard, on large trees, 
to change the variety, I have, 
instead of grafting, frequently 
inserted, during the month of 
August, scions three inches long. 
The scion is beveled on one side 
and pressed into an incision 
made in the branch (Fig. 13), 
and fastened the same as in bud- 
ding. It might be termed sum- 
mer grafting. In the following 
February or March, in case the 

