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same heading. "We need hardly mention that a broken branch 

 may be repaired by means of crown-grafting, veneering at the 

 end, cleft -grafting, or inlaying, the scions being inserted on 

 the stump of the broken branch. 



Furnishing Bare Brandies. — When the principal branches 

 are too bare, they may be furnished with shoots in a number 



Incisions under buds to excite their development. 



of ways. First, if there are any rudimentary buds, we excite 

 them to develop themselves by making notches in the bark 

 about half an inch above them (see Z, p. 86). If the bud is 

 visible, it will be sufficient to make small longitudinal inci- 

 sions (?', i, above) through the bark under the buds, and 

 extending to their swollen base. As the sap flows, the 



