DIRECTIONS FOR BLUEBERRY CULTURE. "4 
until thoroughly chilled. Just before the journey is to begin the 
chilled budwood and packing material is placed in the bottle and the 
bottle closed. Immediately on arrival at its destination the bottle 
should be opened and the contents kept chilled in an ice box until 
used. By this method blueberry budwood has been kept in perfect 
condition for more than a week, and probably that period can be 
much prolonged. 
The best wood on which to bud is the lower portion of vigorous 
basal shoots of the season, especially those from plants that were 
cut to the stump in the reeceune winter or early spring. On such_ 
shoots the bark can be lifted with ease much later in the season than 
on older stems. In taking the bud from the stick of budwood the 
cut is made just deep enough to leave a thin layer of wood attached 
to the middle of the bud slice. The raffia should be: -tied rather 
tightly, so that the juice almost begins to be squeezed from the soft 
bark. Special care should be taken that the raffia wrapping does 
not become wet and fermentation ensue between the raw surfaces of 
bud and stock. Plants budded in a greenhouse should therefore be 
watered on the surface of the ground, not on the foliage. In the 
case of outdoor plants liable to be wet.by the rain the bud wrappings 
can be effectually protected by the use of a piece of strong paraffined 
paper about 6 inches square made into a little cone about the stem 
just above the bud wrappings and securely tied there with raffia, the 
lower part of the cone hanging down around the stem like a, little 
skirt, keeping the rain away from the bud ted its ‘wrappings. 
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Union of the bud with the stock should take place i in two to three 
weeks. As soon as the budded stem has increased in diameter suffi-- 
ciently to cause pronounced choking by the raffia, all the wrappings 
should be removed. Otherwise the choked stem may: be broken off 
by the wind. If choking does not occur the wrapping: may be 
allowed to remain until spring. 
Before growth begins in the following spring the stem is cut off 
above the inserted bud, which is still dormant. Only the inserted, 
bud shoula be allowed to grow, all other growth from the stock be- 
ing promptly rubbed off as soon as it starts. (Pl. IV.) Under this 
treatment the shoot from the inserted bud is very succulent and 
heavy, and a wind easily breaks it from the stock, but slice and all. 
To prevent this, the growing shoot, beginning at a length of 6 to 8. 
inches, should be tied at intervals to a strong stake: : 
In greenhouse experiments a growth of more than 8 feet has been 
obtained in the first season fons an inserted bud’ on a vigorous 
plant, and when the shoot has been made to branch repeatedly by 
removing the growing tips (Pl. V) as many as 70, cuttings have 
