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to occur, especially when the buds are large and broad. One 

 end of the bandage is placed on the horizontal incision of the 

 T? round which two or three turns are made. It is then wound 

 in close spiral turns about the graft as far as the bottom of 

 the vertical incision. The end of the bandage is passed 

 through the second last turn, and fastened securely. The 

 parts to be most firmly tied are at the top and bottom of the 

 incision, and just above and below the bud. The tightness of 

 the bandage must, however, be within certain limits ; it must 



Opening the bark for insertion of the Bud. 



not go so far as to bruise or fray the bark, and will be suffi- 

 ciently attained, if the bandage is not moved by passing the 

 finger over it. 



Preservatives against Dryness. 

 In addition to the bandage, the leaf of a tree is placed over 

 the grafted part, when the stock is grown against a wall in 

 the full sunshine. Mastic is never used in shield-bud grafting. 

 The only case in which it might be used is when the bandage 



