On a neu Mode of Budding. 



are generally barren ; but the lateral shoots emitted, in 

 the same season, by them, are often productive of fruit, 

 particularly if treated in the manner recommended by me 

 in a former communication.* In the experiments I have 

 there described, the bearing wood was afforded by the 

 natural buds of the luxuriant shoots ; but I thought it 

 probable that such might as readily be afforded by the 

 inserted buds of another variety, under appropriate ma- 

 nagement. I therefore, as early in the month of June, of 

 the year 1808, as the luxuriant shoots of my Peach trees 

 were grown sufficiently firm to permit the operation, in- 

 serted buds of other varieties into them, employing two 

 distinct ligatures to hold the buds in their places. One 

 was first placed above the bud inserted; and upon the 

 transverse section through the bark : the other, which 

 had no further office than that of securing the bud, was 

 applied in the usual way. As soon as the buds (which 

 never failed under the preceding circumstances) had attached 

 themselves, the ligatures last applied were taken off : but 

 the others were suffered to remain. The passage of the 

 sap upwards was in consequence much obstructed, and the, 

 inserted buds began to vegetate strongly in July : and when 

 these had afforded shoots about four inches long, the re- 

 maining ligatures were taken off, to permit the excess of 

 sap to pass on ; and the young shoots were nailed to the 

 wall. Being there properly exposed to light, their wood 

 ripened well, and afforded blossoms in the succeeding 

 spring; and these would, 1 do not doubt, have afforded 



* See Horticultural Transactions, page 88. 



