GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 



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knife in the shape of a T? to the full depth of the bark ; then, 

 with the ivory spatula of the implement, the edges of the 

 longitudinal incision (K) are raised at its point of junction 

 with the incision (j). At the same time, the other hand, 

 holding the bud by the stalk, slips it into the incision as 

 quickly as possible, so that the parts underneath may not 

 suffer from exposure to the air. Care should be taken not to 

 remove the bud from its parent-shoot until at the moment 

 when it is to be inserted in the stock, and also that no foreign 



Inserting and Tying the Bud. 



body be allowed to introduce itself at the same time into the 

 incision. The inserted bud is represented at L. 



Bandaging the Bud. 

 The best bandages for shield-budding are wool, cotton, and 

 leaves of Typha or Sparganium. We have already mentioned, 

 in the chapter on bandages,' how they are prepared, so as to 

 be pliant when they are used. The bandage is wound in a 

 spiral manner round the stock (as at M), commencing at the 

 upper part, as by doing so we avoid the danger of raising the 

 bud and displacing it from the incision, which is very likely 



