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their stalks to within about half an inch from the axillary eye 

 of each (as shown at D'). The stipules are also pinched off. 

 The scions thus prepared are to be immediately placed in the 

 shade in a cool place, with their lower extremities plunged in 

 a vessel containing water or damp moss. They should not be 



Preparation of the Scion for Shield-budding. 



left in the water more than five or six hours, unless they are 

 in a very dry condition, when they may be left in it for a day, 

 with the ends only in the water, in a shady place, and then for 

 a night placed in the grass or moss, in order to restore the 



