GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 



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"bud (A) is removed by the ordinary process, or by one more 

 primitive. The four sides of the strip of bark connected with 

 the bud are first marked out with the grafting-knife; the 

 leaf- stalk at the bud is then taken by the base, and by a 

 skilful movement of the hand the whole is detached from the 

 branch. Should there be any fear of injuring the bud, the 

 operation may be facilitated by slipping the end of an ivory 

 spatula under the bark. This is preferable to using thread or 

 hair, as recommended by ancient authors. The bud (A) is 

 placed on the stock (B), where it is intended to be grafted. 

 With the point of the grafting-knife, the outline of the strip 

 of bark is traced on the stock. The bark within this outline 

 is then removed (as at 0), and the bark of the bud put in its 

 place. It is then carefully bandaged (as at D) with cotton or 

 wool. The metro-greffe might be used here with advantage, 

 both in removing the bud and also the bark of the stock. This 

 method is intermediate between ordinary shield-budding and 

 flute-grafting. By increasing the width of the strip of bark 

 attached to the bud, we obtain the annular or ring-shaped 

 strip for flute -grafting. 



Double-Budding. 



An operator may be the most skilful of grafters, but no one 

 can infallibly warrant the success of an operation. When a 

 graft misses there is a year lost and sometimes a stock 

 sacrificed. It is well then to double the chances of success 

 whenever the supply of buds will permit, and when the stock 

 is of sufficient size for this purpose. Two buds (of, a') are 

 inserted opposite each other, or, if the stock is very strong, 

 three and even four may be used. These buds being inserted 

 at the same level, one bandage will suffice for all. As the 

 insertion of the bud (a) in the incision (b) has to be repeated 

 on the other side of the same stem, care must be taken not to 



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