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for tall standards by suppressing the rudimentary or stipulary 

 buds which accompany the terminal bud of the leading shoot ; 

 by doing so, the subsequent lopping of the branches will also 

 be simplified. 



Larch. 



Stock. — European or American larch (from seed). Mode 

 of Grafting. — Yeneering (in August) ; cleft-grafting ; "side- 

 grafting in the alburnum (in April) ; close to the ground or 

 as standards. 



Remarks. — Plants veneer-grafted in autumn are placed 

 under glass with the air excluded. Cleft -grafting and side- 

 grafting are performed in the open air on the leading-shoot, 

 when the swelling of the buds announces the first flow of the 

 sap. The graft should be covered for some time with a 

 paper-cap or cone. The weeping larch may be grafted by 

 approach on a tall standard (see p. 51). 



Bird- Cherry —Prunus Padus. 



Stock. — Bird-cherry (from seed). Mode of Grafting. — Shield- 

 budding; side-grafting with a branch under the bark (in 

 July) ; cleft-grafting (in March) ; close to the ground or as 

 standards. 



Remarks. — The ends of the scion branches, which have the 

 buds close together, are utilised in summer by employing 

 them as simple branches for side-grafting (p. 68), and in spring 

 for cleft-grafting. 



Mulberry-tree . 



Stock. — "White mulberry (from seed). Mode of Grafting. — 

 Shield-budding (in August) ; flute-grafting (in April) ; close 

 to the ground, or as standards. 



Remarks. — Budding succeeds best on the mulberry in warm 

 districts, where it is performed as early as midsummer. 

 Budding with a pushing bud (in April) is also successfully 



