HOW PLANTS ARE REARED. 
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bud or graft is taken. Thus we are able to keep up 
a supply of any favourite variety of fruit; whereas, 
if we trusted to seeds, we should not be certain of 
the quality of fruit to expect from the seedling tree. 
8. In budding, a bud is cut from a plant or tree, 
with a portion of bark attached to it, and this is 
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Budding. 
1, 2, T-budding. A horizontal slit is made in the stock at a , and a vertical slit 
at b. The bud e, which has been cut off as shown, is then inserted in the cleft. 
3, 4, Inverted T-budding. Similar to T-budding, but the horizontal slit is made 
at the lower end of the vertical slit, and the bud is inserted the other way round. 
5, 6, Square shield-budding. A square hole, a , is made in the bark, and a piece 
of bark, with an eye on it, b — exactly same size— is placed in the hole, any open- 
ings being filled up with adhesive plaster. 
fixed securely under the bark of another tree, after 
a slit has been made to let it in. 
In grafting, a cutting is set next to the bark, in 
a stock which has been cut and shaped ready to 
receive it. The place is then bound round firmly 
with bast, and well covered with clay to keep in 
the moisture. 
